At 12:40 pm, the Nifty Metal index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 2.5 per cent, as compared to the 0.55 per cent rise in the Nifty 50
National Aluminium Company, Steel Authority of India, Hindalco, Jindal Stainless and Tata Steel from the BSE Metal index were up in the range of 2 per cent to 4 per cent in intra-day trade on Friday.
The NSE derivatives data show that FIIs continue to hold a bearish bias, with 8.5 short positions in index futures for every long bet.
Derivative market update for February 1: Data shows that FIIs hold 8 short positions in index futures for every long trade; retail, DIIs, proprietary traders hold bullish bets.
However, the company managed to grow its sales volume from 5,12,015 tonnes in Q3 FY24 to 5,87,658 tonnes in Q3 FY25
Domestic sales grew 20 per cent in the quarter, driven by higher sales to the automobile industry, while exports fell 22 per cent
Ahead of the Union budget, Jindal Stainless has pitched for bringing down to nil the import duties on critical raw materials such as molybdenum ore, and continuing with zero duties on pure nickel, ferro-nickel, stainless steel scrap and mild steel scrap. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget in the Parliament on February 1. Molybdenum is used in alloys like ultra-strong steel which is resistant to corrosion and wear. The prevailing customs duty on molybdenum ore is five per cent. In a statement Jindal Stainless Managing Director Abhyuday Jindal said, "We recommend reducing import duties to zero on critical raw materials unavailable in India, such as molybdenum ore, and continuing with zero duties on pure nickel, ferro-nickel, stainless steel scrap, and mild steel scrap." In a bid to give a boost to the demand of stainless steel, Jindal said that the government should continue to prioritise infrastructure spending, with a strong focus on developing mobili
The rally in Jindal Stainless shares followed an upgrade by Nuvama Institutional Equities (Nuvama), which raised its rating on the stock to 'Buy' from 'Hold' and set a revised target price of Rs 836
Derivatives market data shows FIIs net sold 78,868 contracts of Nifty futures in first 4 trading days of Jan series while OI rose 74,992 contracts; thus implying build-up of short positions in Nifty.
Cues from derivatives market for December 31: FIIs now hold more than 5 short positions in index futures for every long trade. Among individual stocks, NSE F&O data shows significant short build-up at
At 11:52 AM, 12 of the 15 stocks in the Nifty Metal Index were trading in the green, while three remained in the red
The Nifty Metal index, the top loser among sectoral indices, was down 2 per cent, as compared to the 0.35 per cent rise in the Nifty 50, at 9:53 AM.