Metal stocks slide

Metal stocks were trading with losses, with the S&P BSE Metal index decreasing 63.47 points or 0.69% at 9083.49 at 13:47 IST.

Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (down 3.2%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd (down 2.77%),National Aluminium Company Ltd (down 1.83%),Tata Steel Ltd (down 1.38%),JSW Steel Ltd (down 1.3%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Steel Authority of India Ltd (down 1.1%), Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 0.21%), Vedanta Ltd (down 0.13%), NMDC Ltd (down 0.09%), and Coal India Ltd (down 0.02%).

At 13:47 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 248.72 or 0.63% at 39049.66.

 

The Nifty 50 index was down 37.6 points or 0.32% at 11624.25.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 45.78 points or 0.35% at 13172.61.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 4.86 points or 0.11% at 4508.46.

On BSE,1241 shares were trading in green, 1137 were trading in red and 197 were unchanged.

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