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
The gain in share prices has been supported by the rally in commodity prices
Nifty Metal has successfully conquered the 2,500 mark and is set to move towards 200-WMA, which stands at 2,969 levels.
In the past one week, Nifty Metal index has outpaced the market by surging 8 per cent, as against 0.28 per cent gain in the Nifty50 index
The company reported a consolidated net profit at Rs 59 crore in Q2FY21, as against loss of Rs 197 crore in the year ago quarter
Out of the total deliveries of metal, aluminium accounted for 30,771 tonnes, copper 24,852.50 tonnes, lead 10,517 tonnes, nickel 3,646.50 tonnes and zinc 37,027 tonnes
Supported by strong domestic demand in China, healthy exports, and rebound in domestic demand, global brokerage Morgan Stanley believes the steel industry's profitability cycle is turning faster
BSE Metal Index is up as much as 30% in last three months versus a 12.3% rise in Sensex
SAIL gained 8 per cent to Rs 37.3 after the company on Tuesday informed it attained a sales volume of 15.83 lakh tonnes in July.
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Tata Steel, Vedanta, JSW Steel, and Nalco were up in the range of 2.7 - 3.2 per cent.
Cost controls cushion domestic profitability in Q4, and US arm Novelis supports consolidated performance
The Wall Street bank sees downside risks in agricultural and energy markets, citing the recent strength as surprising given the massive inventory overhangs and depressed demand
On the earnings front, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 305.62 crore during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
On the operating front, while lower zinc and lead realisations impacted profit, cost of production in the zinc business, too, jumped 7 per cent year-on-year
The weight of FMCG, software and pharma companies in Nifty now at 31.5% from 25.3% in December 2017