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Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta, Nalco and other metal stocks slide up to 5%. Here's why
Economic Times โ Marketsโ
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Indian metal stocks experienced a decline of up to five percent on Monday, driven by falling global metal prices and investor caution regarding extended high US interest rates. Additional downward pressure came from profit-taking following a robust market performance in August.
WHY IT MATTERS
The broad sector pullback highlights how sensitive domestic metal equities are to shifting global commodity prices and US monetary policy expectations.
Metal stocks tumbled up to 5% on Monday, with the Nifty Metal index falling over 2% amid a decline in metal prices and rising expectations of higher-for-longer US interest rates. Profit booking after the indexโs strong August rally also weighed on sentiment, while Jefferies remained bullish on Hindustan Zinc over Hindalco.
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