State-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) on Monday reported an over three-fold jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,566.32 crore in the December 2024 quarter, on account of higher income. It had posted a net profit of Rs 470.61 crore during the October-December period of 2023-24, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's total income increased 40 per cent to Rs 4,761.31 crore against Rs 3,397.87 crore in the year-ago period. NALCO trimmed its expenses to Rs 2,639.41 crore compared to Rs 2,729.66 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. The board of the company also approved payment of second interim dividend of Rs 4 per share, 80 per cent on a face value of Rs 5 each, on the paid-up equity share capital of Rs 918.32 crore for financial year 2024-25. The company has fixed February 14, 2025, as the record date for payment of the dividend. Under the Ministry of Mines, NALCO is the country's leading manufacturer and exporter of alumina and aluminium
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Shares of state owned aluminium company National Aluminum slumped 2.26 per cent at Rs 244.25 a piece on the BSE in the intraday trade of Wednesday
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
Derivatives market update for Nov 25: FIIs net purchased 46,700 contracts of index futures on Friday - the most in a single day since September 22; thus reducing some of their short bets.
F&O cues for Nov 22: Bank Nifty formed a hammer candlestick pattern on Thursday; trade above 50,650 levels can trigger a pullback towards 51,000 - 51,500 levels, says analyst from Asit C Mehta.
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.
The development is likely to curtail China's aluminium exports, thereby tightening global supply and driving up prices, ICICI Securities said
Nalco reported its Q2 results on Wednesday, after market hours. The company's consolidated profit rose more than five-fold to Rs 1,045.97 as compared to Rs 187.35 crore a year ago
State-owned Nalco on Wednesday said its consolidated profit rose more than five-fold to Rs 1,045.97 crore in the quarter ended September 2024 on the back of higher revenue from operations. The company had posted a consolidated profit of Rs 187.35 crore in the year-ago period, National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) said in a stock exchange filing. The consolidated revenue from operations in the latest July-September period rose to Rs 4,001.48 crore from Rs 3,043.83 crore recorded in the year-ago period, the filing said. The company's board has approved an interim dividend of Rs 4 per share for the current financial year. Nalco is a 'Navratna' company. Currently, the central government owns 51.28 per cent of Nalco's equity capital. The company has been operating its captive Panchpatmali Bauxite Mines for the pit head alumina refinery at Damanjodi in the District of Koraput in Odisha and aluminium smelter and captive power plant at Angul.
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.
Kotak Institutional Equities believes that Nalco is best placed to benefit from the ongoing supply tightness in the alumina market
Derivatives market update for Sept 11: Bank Nifty weekly options PCR stands at 0.9:1; key trigger point at 51,550. Premium in Bank Nifty futures down to 99 pts from 255 pts in just 3 trading sessions.