At 09:55 AM; Nifty Metal index, the top gainer among sectoral indices on Monday, was up 1.5 per cent, as compared to 0.08 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
Metal stocks in demand: Analysts expect non-ferrous players to witness margin expansion in Q3 with LME prices continuing an uptrend compared to Q2.
Nuvama Institutional Equities has downgraded the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) to 'Reduce', flagging concerns around excess flat steel supply in India and weak steel margins
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State-owned steel maker SAIL on Saturday said it recorded a 14 per cent year-on-year growth in sales at 12.7 million tonnes (MT) in April-November 2025, amid "price pressures and demand volatility". The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), a leading integrated player in the steel sector, had posted sales of 11.1 MT in the corresponding period last year. The company said, "This resilient performance was possible due to a strong sales strategy...despite many challenges including global price pressures and demand volatility arising from various global trade policy uncertainties and geopolitical tensions." During the eight-month period, the company said retail sales were also strong. It was at 0.97 MT, up 13 per cent from 0.86 MT in April-November 2024, supported by ongoing nationwide brand promotion campaigns. In November alone, overall sales rose 27 per cent year-on-year, while retail sales surged by 69 per cent y-o-y. SAIL, under the Ministry of Steel, owns and operates five integr
SAIL's management remains hopeful of a demand recovery in the later part of Q3 and Q4 of FY26
Till 10:38 AM; a combined 90.32 million equity shares representing 2.2 per cent of total equity of SAIL changed hands on the NSE and BSE.
Motilal Oswal Financial upgrades Tata Steel from Neutral to BUY with a target price of ₹210 per share, while InCred Equities upgraded SAIL's rating to ADD from REDUCE, with a target price of ₹158.
Steel Authority's biggest competitive advantage remains its fully integrated raw material base, unlike private steelmakers such as Tata Steel or Jindal Steel and Power
In the Nifty Metal index, Hindustan Copper rallied as high as 6.37 per cent, while Hindustan Zinc and Tata Steel rose 4.9 per cent and 3.4 per cent, respectively
Steel stocks outlook: Moody's anticipate that steel demand in India will grow at a 5-7% CAGR until 2030, fueled by infrastructure spending, construction projects and expansion in industrial production
Spike in copper prices, extension of Rakha mining lease deed by another 20 years seems to be the key reasons behind the sharp rally in Hindustan Copper stock.
Technical charts suggests that steel stocks are favourably placed on the charts, and could see a multi-month rally with a potential upside up to 24 per cent from here.
Steel stocks in demand: In past five trading days, the BSE Metal index outperformed the market by surging 6 per cent, as against 0.98 per cent rise in BSE Sensex.
Metal stocks were in demand on Wednesday amid buzz that the government may reallocate non-operational iron ore mines held by SAIL and OMC.