Metal shares witness selling pressure

Shares of 11 metal companies fell by 1.3% to 4.38% at 14:41 IST on BSE after copper prices declined in the global commodities market.

Hindalco Industries (down 4.38%), Vedanta (down 4.27%), National Aluminium Company (down 3.27%), Jindal Steel & Power (down 3.14%), Steel Authority of India (down 3.12%), Tata Steel (down 2.94%), Hindustan Copper (down 2.75%), NMDC (down 2.22%), Hindustan Zinc (down 2.21%), Bhushan Steel (down 2.17%) and JSW Steel (down 1.3%), edged lower.

The S&P BSE Metal index was down 2.83% at 10,015.33. It underperformed the Sensex, which was down 0.94% at 25,996.10.

The S&P BSE Metal index had outperformed the market over the past 30 days till 21 December 2016, rising 2.96% compared with the 1.08% rise in the Sensex. The index had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 4.97% as against Sensex's 8.80% decline.

 

Meanwhile, copper price edged lower in the global commodities markets. High Grade Copper for March 2017 delivery was currently down 0.78% at $2.4775 per pound on the COMEX.

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