Metal stocks edge higher

Metal stocks were trading in green, with the S&P BSE Metal index increasing 319.64 points or 1.06% at 30521.72 at 09:42 IST.

Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, NMDC Ltd (up 2.15%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 1.86%),Vedanta Ltd (up 1.76%),Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 1.67%),APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (up 1.5%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were JSW Steel Ltd (up 1.25%), Tata Steel Ltd (up 1.15%), Hindalco Industries Ltd (up 1.07%), Jindal Stainless Ltd (up 0.6%), and Coal India Ltd (up 0.35%).

At 09:42 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 158.18 or 0.21% at 73896.63.

 

The Nifty 50 index was up 44.8 points or 0.2% at 22412.8.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 364.06 points or 0.78% at 46856.27.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 75.86 points or 0.55% at 13862.29.

On BSE,2213 shares were trading in green, 659 were trading in red and 108 were unchanged.

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