Metal stocks edge higher
Metal stocks were trading in green, with the S&P BSE Metal index increasing 208.37 points or 2.49% at 8584.42 at 09:50 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 4.04%), Hindalco Industries Ltd (up 3.36%),National Aluminium Company Ltd (up 3.11%),Hindustan Zinc Ltd (up 3.01%),Vedanta Ltd (up 2.98%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were NMDC Ltd (up 2.77%), Tata Steel Ltd (up 2.76%), Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 2.39%), JSW Steel Ltd (up 2.1%), and Coal India Ltd (up 0.26%).
At 09:50 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 218.91 or 0.59% at 37287.84.
The Nifty 50 index was up 66.65 points or 0.61% at 11014.95.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 78.37 points or 0.63% at 12508.87.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 33.38 points or 0.79% at 4239.51.
On BSE,942 shares were trading in green, 398 were trading in red and 52 were unchanged.
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First Published: Aug 30 2019 | 10:00 AM IST