Analysts broadly retained their bullish stance, expecting steel prices to remain steady at healthy levels, thereby supporting margins
Nifty may remain rangebound in near-term; investors may prefer a calibrated strategy - staying invested while selectively booking profits in overheated stocks, says Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking.
Jindal Steel on Saturday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,041 crore during the quarter ended March 2026, on account of higher revenues contributed by "record sales". The steel maker had reported a loss of Rs 304 crore in the year-ago quarter. During the latest January-March period, the company's total income rose 25 per cent to Rs 16,484.28 crore from Rs 13,254.94 crore in the fourth quarter of the preceding 2024-25, according to a statement. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the net profit jumped fivefold from Rs 189 crore recorded in the October-December quarter of FY26. In the entire FY26, the net profit jumped around 20 per cent to Rs 3,361 crore from Rs 2,846 crore as of March 2025. Total income surged to Rs 53,553.14 crore in FY26 from Rs 49,932.48 crore in the preceding financial year. Jindal Steel said the company has "reported its highest ever production and sales during FY26. Production grew by 14 per cent to 9.25 MT, while sales grew by 9 per cent YoY to 8.68 MT.
Goldman Sachs has initiated coverage of Indian metal (steel) stocks as itsees India as the next steel demand driver. It is bullish on Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Shyam Metalics among others
Most brokerages expect a healthy improvement in earnings for the ferrous sector, with Ebitda growth likely on both a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) basis
Ajit Mishra expects upside momentum to continue in metal shares for now. Among individual stocks he predicts up to 18% upside in Jindal Steel, National Aluminium and NMDC.
The companies could decide to officially stop negotiations as soon as next month, one of the people said
Jindal Steel doubles Angul complex capacity to 12 MTPA, strengthening domestic production and reducing import dependence amid global supply disruptions
Juergen Kerner said labour representatives had presented Jindal, which has been doing due diligence on Thyssenkrupp's steel unit since October, with a detailed questionnaire
In the ferrous space, analysts at ICICI Securities don't foresee any major impact due to ongoing geopolitical tensions as exports share of total steel production is pegged at <6 per cent.
Nifty Metal index: At 10:45 AM on Friday; the metal index was the top sectoral indices loser down 4.3 per cent as against 1.3 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.
Among sector players, Nomura has maintained Buy recommendations on Tata Steel with a target price of ₹220 per share, JSW Steel at ₹1,340, Jindal Steel at ₹1,280, and Lloyds Metals & Energy at ₹1,600
According to analysts, the broader weakness in metal stocks reflects the risk-off sentiment across global markets amid rising geopolitical tensions
Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Jindal Steel hit their respective all-time highs on the NSE today
The policy support, safeguard measures, and the likelihood of regulatory adjustments are improving industry visibility, say analysts.
Thus far in CY26, the Nifty Metal has been the best performing sectoral index that moved up around 10 per cent, ACE Equity data shows. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index lost nearly 1 per cent
India's steel consumption to grow by 8 per cent- 9 per cent in the next few years, aided by strong demand from the infrastructure, construction and manufacturing sectors, believe analysts.
Metal stocks today: Hindustan Copper, NALCO, Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, Hindalco Industries and NMDC were down in the range of 6 per cent to 11 per cent on the NSE in Friday's intra-day trade.
Aakash Shah, technical analyst at Choice Equity Broking expects Jindal Steel stock to rally towards ₹1,180-1,220 target zone in the coming weeks.
At 11:15 AM on Wednesday; the Nifty Metal index was up 2.5 per cent, as compared to 0.6 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.