From the Sensex pack, Axis Bank, NTPC, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and Maruti were among the major laggards
The change in stance comes after almost a year of cautionary view. The Nifty Metal index advanced over 2 per cent while shares of Tata Steel surged nearly 6 per cent
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for a second straight day on Tuesday on gains in banking, IT and metal shares following a firm trend in the global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 361.01 points or 0.60 per cent to settle at 60,927.43. During the day, it rallied 420.26 points or 0.69 per cent to 60,986.68. The broader NSE Nifty climbed 117.70 points or 0.65 per cent to end at 18,132.30. From the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro, Asian Paints, Wipro, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra and Titan were the major winners. Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Nestle were the laggards. "With strong support from global peers, the domestic market is attempting to recoup its previous week's losses. Metal stocks shone amid hopes of a demand revival in China on reports of loosening COVID restrictions. This, along with fears over supply disruptions from winter storms in the US, resulted in oil prices rising," said Vinod ...
The reopening of the Chinese economy could brighten the outlook for global growth and commodity demand
The Nifty Metal index seems to be eyeing a new historic peak at 6,900-level; Thus, select stocks from this space could rally up to 15 per cent on their respective breakouts.
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The stock of state-owned electric utilities company traded at its highest level since February 2018.
Shares of the to-be merged subsidiaries, Tata Steel Long Products, Tinplate Company of India, Tata Metaliks, and TRF declined 2 - 9 per cent each.
Vedanta on Tuesday inked a pact with the Gujarat government under which the company, along with Taiwan's Foxconn, will jointly invest $19.5 billion to set up a semiconductor project in the state.
The BSE Metal index was the top performer, up 1.4 per cent; Major metal and mining related shares gained 1-2 per cent each in intra-day trades on Friday.
Technically, probability of metal stocks entering a negative trend remains negligible. A resilient bullish trend seems clearly visible in Tata Steel and Vedanta.
On April 10, 2022, the board had approved rights issue in the ratio of 2 rights equity shares for every 1 equity share as on record date at a price of Rs 10 per share.
All metal stocks have "Death Cross", and if the current rally shows sustainability, the pullback rally would see added interest, indicate charts.
The recent sell-off had made some stocks attractive, hence traders bought IT, metals and telecom stocks, says an analyst
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The move was expected to bolster infrastructure spending in the world's second-largest economy, where stringent Covid-19 lockdowns have led to a slump in demand
The metal sector also faces headwinds from an investment slowdown in China that accounts for more than half the global metal demand