Metal Stocks

The Nifty Metal index tested the 100-Week Moving Average for the last six weeks, and seems to have defended it for now. Among stocks Tata Steel, SAIL and Hindalco can rally up to 12%, suggest charts.

In the past six months, the Nifty Metal index has underperformed the market by falling 6 per cent as against a 4 per cent decline in the benchmark index

Technical chart shows that Nifty Metal has a strong support base around the 8,000-mark; In case, the index violates the same it can slide another 15 per cent from present levels.

The Nifty Metal index was seen testing the 100-WMA (Weekly Moving Average) support for the third time in the last 4 weeks. Similarly metal stocks too are testing long-term supports; check levels here.

The Nifty Metal Index slumped 3.37 intraday on Monday, as heavy selling pressure dragged down key stocks across the sector

Shares of Lloyds Metals and Energy rallied 9 per cent to Rs 1,461, hitting a new high on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade on the back of over three-fold jump in trading volumes

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Shares of metal companies were in high demand on Monday, rising up to 4 per cent on the NSE after the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) took note of the steel industry's request

Shares of Hindalco, Jindal Steel and Power, Vedanta, Welspun Corp, National Aluminium Company (Nalco), Hindustan Zinc, APL Apollo Tubes declined over 1 per cent

Stock Market Today: The best trading strategy at this juncture is to book profits on the rise in Nifty IT index and wait for the index to retrace towards its support levels

At 10:59 AM, the BSE Metal index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1 per cent, as compared to the 0.09 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex

Last month, Vedanta said that demerger on track and in its final stages, with shareholder and creditor meetings scheduled in the coming months.

NALCO shares continued their upward movement hitting a new high at Rs 252.65, up 5% in intra-day trades and have surged 15% in the past 3 days after China said it would cancel export tax rebates.

While the sentiments are turning in favour of the ferrous metal players, analysts said, the fundamentals aren't quite there yet with Q2 expected to serve as a reality check

Nomura reckons JSW Steel's and JSPL's mid-cycle earnings have structurally improved due to stronger domestic demand, cost saving measures, and improved efficiency

Hindalco, SAIL and Hindustan Copper seem to be favourably placed on the technical charts and can potentially rally up to 13 per cent from present levels; check key support and resistance levels here.

Metal stock surged after China lowered the mortgage rate. At around 9:28 AM, Nifty Metal was up 1.23 per cent at 10,188.3

Metal stocks rallied in India on Tuesday morning, after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) lowered the 14 day reverse repo rate by 10 bps

Stock Market News: Sensex, Nifty hit record highs today. The Nifty index was seeing short covering for Calls in the range of 25,150-25,200 amid the weekly F&O expiry

Derivative market update for Tuesday, August 27: The Nifty September futures traded at 150-odd points premium, while Bank Nifty at 330 points. Last 3 days for India Cements in F&O segment.