The uptick in metal prices augurs well for domestic metal companies as it would have a positive rub-off on their financial performance, going forward
"We book profits on metals, reversing positions added in December-20 and earlier, as P/B relative to market is near a 10-year high," Credit Suisse said
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State-owned SAIL and Jindal Steel & Power have lost over 17% each since May 10. Industry leaders Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Hindalco are down over 8% each
The index had previously closed above the psychologically-important level on March 12
Faster-than-expected recovery in the US economy and the resultant tapering of stimulus by the US Federal Reserve could potentially affect risk sentiment and impact flows to emerging markets like India
Individually, Hindalco rose 6.2 per cent, Nalco (6 per cent), Adani Enterprises (3.4 per cent), and Welspun Corp (3 per cent)
BSE Metal up just 164% since Jan '05 against 645% rally in Sensex
Market cap of top 10 firms has risen 33% since January
The country's top brokerages expect Nifty50 companies to report a combined net profit of Rs 1.2 trillion in Q4FY21, translating into year-on-year growth of 142 per cent from Rs 49,645 crore a year ago
Analysts expect more pain for automakers since prices of steel and non-ferrous metals, such as copper, aluminium, and zinc, have increased further in three months
The markets are undergoing a turbulent phase but metal companies seem in a bull market
The BSE metal & mining index is up 144 per cent since the end of March 2020
The Nifty Metal index is struggling to sustain above the 3,600 mark. However, once breached decisively, an up move towards 4,000 levels can not be ruled out.
JSW Steel, Hindustan Zinc, Ratnamani Metals and Tubes, Tata Steel, MOIL, and Jindal Steel were up in the range of 2 per cent and 3 per cent.
Going forward, analysts at Phillip Capital expect metal companies to report further improvement in operating performance in Q3FY21 results
Stocks of all major steel producers hit a new one-year high with Tata Steel leading the pack
Analysts see downside risk in stocks as the world economy faces the prospects of fresh lockdowns
Metal & mining firms to gain; others may see margins contract
Sunflag Iron, Tata Steel Long Products, Jindal Stainless (Hisar) and Jindal Stainless among non-index stocks that surged more than 5 per cent on the BSE