Equity indices flat, metal stocks rebound

Aug 24, 2021

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were at flattish levels during early hours on Tuesday with metal stocks showing gains. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 48 points or 0.09 % at 55,603 while the Nifty 50 rose by 15 points or 0.09 % to 16,511.Sectoral indices were mixed with Nifty metal up by 1.7 % and realty by 0.7 %. But Nifty auto, FMCG and financial services were in the negative terrain. Among stocks, Hindalco moved up by 2.8 % to Rs 418.35 per share while Tata Steel rose by 2.4 % and JSW Steel by 0.6 %. Energy scrips too gained with NTPC and Coal India moving up by over 2 per cent, IndianOil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation by nearly 1.5 %, and Power Grid Corporation by 0.8 %. However, those in the negative terrain were Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan, HDFC, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki and HCL Technologies.