Metal Stocks Rally: Tata Steel, Hindustan Copper, Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, Hindustan Copper, and other metal stocks surged during the first half of Monday’s intraday trading session due to bullish momentum in metal commodities prices.
Nifty Metal was up nearly 1.5% in the first half of the trading session; however, the sectoral index saw some correction and was trading 0.15% lower at 1:18 pm. The metal stocks rally came after the prices of copper, silver, gold, and lead surged on Monday.
Metal Stocks Rally: Vedanta, Hindustan Copper, Tata Steel, SAIL, Hindustan Zinc, etc
Vedanta shares touched a fresh 52-week high mark of Rs 616 per share on BSE on Monday. SHares of the metal and mining conglomerate saw some price correction and were trading 0.52% lower at Rs 598 per share. Hindustan Copper shares also touched fresh 52-week high mark of Rs 545.95 per share on BSE after surging nearly 10% on Monday.
Joining the trend, Hindustan Zinc’s share price also surged to a 52-week high mark of Rs 656.25 per share on BSE today. However, the stock failed to retain its gain and was trading 2.13% lower at Rs 623.2 per share. Tata Steel shares were trading 1.74% higher at Rs 172 per share at 1:28 pm.
Why Are Metal Stocks Rising Today?
A host of factors came into play to fuel the metal stocks rally, be it the bullish momentum in the commodities market or stock-specific corporate actions. Overall, the surge in metal stocks reflected investors’ optimism in the sector as the prices of metal commodities jumped significantly on Monday.
MCX Silver futures (with March expiry) touched a fresh record high by surging nearly Rs 2.54 lakh/kilogram. MCX Copper futures (with January expiry) touched an all-time high mark of Rs 1392.25 per kilogram on Monday. MCX Lead futures (with January expiry) also surged to an all-time high mark of Rs 185.2 per kilogram on Monday.
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