Both the Sensex and metal index increased more than 550 points. A number of metal stocks such as Tata Steel, Vedanta and HINDALCO secured the positions of top-5 gainers on the Sensex. The performance of all the metal stocks was significant on Monday because the performance of last week was poor.
The S&P BSE Metal index increased 556.50 points (8.79%) to close at 6,888.93 on February 15 from the previous closing of 6,332.43.
The highs and lows on February 15 were 6,964.50 and 6,447.00 respectively.
The Indian market got strong support from the global indices. Global markets such as CAC, DAX and FTSE as well as the Indian Sensex all closed in the green on Monday against their previous close.
The Sensex increased 568.00 points (2.47%) to close at 23,554.12
All the stocks on S&P BSE Metal closed in the green. The highest growth was registered by NMDC which gained 13.85% to close at Rs 89.6.
Movement of S&P BSE Metal over the last one year:
Price movements of stocks on S&P BSE Metal:
Company Name |
Industry |
Last trading |
Change |
%Chg |
Mkt Cap |
|
|
Price |
|
|
(Rs cr) |
Coal India |
Mining & Minerals |
324.8 |
21.3 |
7.02 |
205155.52 |
Hind Zinc |
Metals - Non Ferrous |
167.85 |
9.55 |
6.03 |
70921.98 |
HINDALCO |
Aluminium |
66.25 |
5.25 |
8.61 |
12638.41 |
Jindal Steel |
Steel - Sponge Iron |
62.7 |
7.25 |
13.07 |
5736.45 |
JSW Steel |
Steel - Large |
1038 |
32.45 |
3.23 |
25090.75 |
NALCO |
Aluminium |
32 |
0.6 |
1.91 |
8247.16 |
NMDC |
Mining & Minerals |
89.6 |
10.9 |
13.85 |
35523.86 |
SAIL |
Steel - Large |
35.7 |
1.1 |
3.18 |
14745.98 |
Tata Steel |
Steel - Large |
246.45 |
28.6 |
13.13 |
23935.6 |
Vedanta |
Mining & Minerals |
74 |
10.7 |
16.9 |
20224.78 |