Basic materials stocks edge higher
Basic materials stocks were trading in green, with the BSE Commodities index increasing 51.2 points or 0.65% at 7878.19 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the BSE Commodities index, Meghmani Organics Ltd (up 7.1%), JK Paper Ltd (up 4.05%),National Aluminium Company Ltd (up 3.69%),Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd (up 3.43%),NMDC Ltd (up 3.05%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 2.42%), Tata Steel Ltd (up 2.41%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (up 2.37%), Styrenix Performance Materials Ltd (up 2.1%), and Hindustan Copper Ltd (up 2.03%).
On the other hand, S H Kelkar & Company Ltd (down 2.23%), DCW Ltd (down 2.2%), and India Glycols Ltd (down 1.67%) turned lower.
At 09:47 IST, the BSE SmallCap was up 78.78 or 0.14% at 56432.14.
The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was up 30.14 points or 0.18% at 16668.71.
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The Nifty 50 index was down 22.65 points or 0.09% at 24975.8.
The BSE Sensex index was down 37.18 points or 0.05% at 81574.23.
On BSE,1666 shares were trading in green, 1411 were trading in red and 107 were unchanged.
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First Published: Oct 11 2024 | 10:00 AM IST