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BSE Metal index surges 3% as base metals climb to multi-year highs

Metal stocks top performers: Here's why metal stocks were in demand on the Dalal Street on Wednesday.

Metal shares rally up to 10%; Hindustan Copper, SAIL hit over 12-year highs

The Nifty Metal index hit a new high at 8,984, and was up 2 per cent in Tuesday's intra-day deals. The index has surged 9 per cent in the last one month.

Domestic demand growth for non-ferrous metal may remain 10% in FY25: Icra

Domestic demand growth for non-ferrous metals such as aluminium and copper is likely to remain at 10 per cent in the next financial year, Icra said on Friday. The apparent consumption growth for non-ferrous metals in the domestic market remained at 10-13 per cent in the first nine months of the ongoing fiscal supported by the government's push on infrastructure development and encouraging demand from renewables sectors and electric vehicles. "While the demand is expected to remain soft over the next two quarters as government spending moderates around the general elections, the overall demand growth is expected to remain comfortable at 10 per cent in FY24 and FY25," Icra said in a statement. The operating margin of domestic players is also likely to remain stable at 17-17.5 per cent in FY25, like the levels estimated in FY24. Consequently, the rating agency maintains a stable outlook on the sector, it said. "Icra notes that the domestic e-auction premia on coal had eased in recent

Hindalco, JSW, Tata Steel: Tech charts hint at mixed outlook for metal stks

The NSE Metal index has rallied 3% so far this week, while the Nifty has edged 0.2% higher. Technical charts suggest select frontline metal shares can rally another 14% from present levels.

Metal stocks show mettle; Index jumps over 3% led by SAIL, Tata, JSW Steel

Adani Enterprises, Vedanta, Hindustan Copper, Hindustan Zinc, NMDC, and Nalco were trading higher in the range of 0.2 per cent to 2 per cent

Adani's $1.2 bn Mundra copper plant to boost India's metal production

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led group is building the world's largest single-location copper manufacturing plant at Mundra in Gujarat, which will help cut India's dependence on imports and aid energy transition, sources said. The USD 1.2-billion facility will start operations of the first phase by March-end and full-scale 1 million tonnes capacity by FY29 (March 2029), two sources with knowledge of the matter said. India joins China and other nations that are rapidly expanding production of copper, a metal crucial for transition away from fossil fuels. Technologies critical to the energy transition like electric vehicles (EVs), charging infrastructure, solar photovoltaics (PV), wind and batteries, all require copper. Kutch Copper Ltd (KCL), a subsidiary of the group's flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), is setting up a greenfield copper refinery project for the production of refined copper with 1 million tonnes per annum capacity in two phases. For Phase-1, capacity of 0.5 million .

Vedanta Q3FY24 results: Net profit falls over 18% to Rs 2,013 crore

Vedanta Q3 results: The revenue of the company was up 4 per cent to Rs 34,968 crore during the quarter

Bank credit growth to industry decelerates to 6.1% in Nov: RBI data

Growth of bank credit to industry decelerated to 6.1 per cent in November as against 13 per cent recorded in the same month last year, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. Among major industries, year-on-year credit growth to basic metal & metal products, food processing and textiles accelerated in November 2023 as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, while that to all engineering, chemicals & chemical products, and infrastructure decelerated. On the other hand, credit growth to agriculture and allied activities accelerated to 18.2 per cent in November from 14 per cent a year ago. According to the data on "Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit -- November 2023", personal loan growth decelerated to 18.6 per cent (y-o-y) in November (19.9 per cent a year ago), due to moderation in credit growth to housing. Credit to the services sector grew 21.9 per cent in November as against 21.3 per cent a year ago. Credit growth to ...

Periama completes acquisition of remaining 10% stake in JSW Steel's USA arm

In October this year, JSW Steel announced that Green Suppliers and Services Pte Ltd has approached Periama about their intention to sell their stake in JSW USA

Anil Agarwal's Vedanta announces second dividend of Rs 11 apiece for FY24

Vedanta second interim dividend: The second interim dividend will cost the company Rs 4,089 crore and its record date has been fixed at December 27

Sustained improvement in demand: A key factor for upsides in metal stocks

The outlook seems less grim but there is still a question-mark around sustainable improvement in demand

Hindalco Industries Q2FY24 results: Net profit flat at Rs 2,196 crore

The company beat street estimates on revenue but missed it on profit reported in the quarter under review

Foundry & forging units in West Bengal hit by global slowdown and war

The last of a three-part series on export slowdown is a report from the forging & foundry units in Howrah, to assess the losses and job cuts

Metal stocks buck the trend on China stimulus, BSE Metal index rises 0.85%

The world's second-largest economy consumes almost half of the global metals supply. As a result, China's economic outlook has a huge bearing on metal prices

Ramkrishna Forgings bags 8.25 million Euro order in South America

Home-grown Ramkrishna Forgings on Tuesday said it has bagged an order worth Euro 8.25 million, about Rs 73.65 crore, for the supply of equipment to a client in the South American market. The company will be supplying front and rear axle components for the next five years, it said in a statement. "This contract represents a significant step in our journey to expand and diversify our operations in the South American market," said Ramkrishna Forgings CFO Lalit Kumar Khetan. "We are honoured to be chosen for this partnership which signifies not only our prowess in providing high-quality components but also solidifies our commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in the automotive segment," he said. The Kolkata-based company is a leading supplier of rolled, forged, and machined products. It has formed a joint venture with Titagarh Railsystems to manufacture and supply 80,000 wheels to the Indian Railways. The company, which exports to over 50 countries, has a manufacturing faci

Hindustan Zinc Q1 results: Net profit down 36.5%, as revenue dips 23% YoY

The operating margin for the company's business also saw a downfall from 48 per cent in Q1FY23 to 35 per cent in Q1FY24

Vedanta explores refinancing, brand monetisation for timely debt repayments

To ensure enough funds, Vedanta Limited has increased the percentage of royalty from 2 to 3 per cent beginning this year

Tata Steel, JSL: Metals can soar up to 11% if index sustains above 6,041

Except Jindal Stainless, other metal stocks require to cross key barrier to rally forward

Hindalco Q4 results: Profit falls 48% to Rs 832 cr, Rs 3 dividend declared

During the quarter, the company's revenue from operations rose to Rs 19,995 crore from Rs 18,969 crore in Q4FY22

Global growth in green technologies seen driving demand for silver

Investors who can tolerate its higher volatility may include it within their precious metal allocation