Metal stocks edge lower
Metal stocks were trading in red, with the S&P BSE Metal index decreasing 179.81 points or 1.37% at 12900.22 at 13:48 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Tata Steel Ltd (down 3.5%), Vedanta Ltd (down 2.48%), JSW Steel Ltd (down 1.47%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (down 1.16%), Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 0.85%), and Steel Authority of India Ltd (down 0.3%), were the top losers.
On the other hand, NMDC Ltd (up 0.96%), Coal India Ltd (up 0.86%), and Hindustan Zinc Ltd (up 0.68%) turned up.
At 13:48 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 281.36 or 0.55% at 51043.33.
The Nifty 50 index was down 82.05 points or 0.54% at 15036.9.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 81.79 points or 0.41% at 19934.64.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 70.54 points or 1.04% at 6709.82.
On BSE,1298 shares were trading in green, 1564 were trading in red and 156 were unchanged.
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First Published: Feb 19 2021 | 2:00 PM IST