Metal stocks were trading with losses, with the S&P BSE Metal index decreasing 254.62 points or 1.21% at 20702.08 at 13:45 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (down 2.3%), National Aluminium Company Ltd (down 1.71%),JSW Steel Ltd (down 1.58%),Tata Steel Ltd (down 1.19%),Steel Authority of India Ltd (down 1.17%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 1.13%), Coal India Ltd (down 0.99%), Vedanta Ltd (down 0.63%), and APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (down 0.28%).
At 13:45 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 505.96 or 0.81% at 62171.95.
The Nifty 50 index was down 141.55 points or 0.76% at 18518.75.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 15.97 points or 0.05% at 29970.65.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 34.56 points or 0.37% at 9311.27.
On BSE,1648 shares were trading in green, 1815 were trading in red and 159 were unchanged.
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