Metal sector stocks traded mixed in morning trade on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, with most counters in positive territory even as broader indices declined. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.92% to 78,540.86 and the Nifty 50 dropped 0.79% to 24,383.25 as of 10:03 AM IST.
Among the gainers:
NALCO led the sector, rising 2.20% to ₹432.15 on BSE and 2.22% to ₹432.35 on NSE.
Welspun Corp advanced 1.65% to ₹1,118.95 on BSE and 1.63% to ₹1,118.50 on NSE.
NMDC gained 1.41% to ₹89.70 on BSE and 1.31% to ₹89.63 on NSE.
Jain Resource Recycling rose 1.04% to ₹423.90 on BSE and 1.26% to ₹425.00 on NSE.
Hindalco advanced 0.93% to ₹1,031.20 on BSE and 0.99% to ₹1,031.75 on NSE.
SAIL gained 0.97% to ₹176.75 on BSE and 0.94% to ₹176.70 on NSE.
MOIL rose 0.79% to ₹324.90 on BSE and 1.07% to ₹325.70 on NSE.
Maithan Alloys advanced 0.68% to ₹1,024.30 on BSE and 0.90% to ₹1,025.35 on NSE.
Coal India gained 0.59% to ₹445.70 on BSE and 0.68% to ₹446.15 on NSE.
Hindustan Zinc rose 0.44% to ₹591.05 on BSE and 0.39% to ₹590.80 on NSE.
Tata Steel advanced 0.31% to ₹212.70 on BSE and 0.25% to ₹212.55 on NSE.
Vedanta gained 0.29% to ₹769.30 on BSE and 0.31% to ₹769.15 on NSE.
APL Apollo Tubes rose 0.15% to ₹2,110.30 on BSE and 0.41% to ₹2,115.20 on NSE.
Among the decliners:
JSW Steel fell 1.18% to ₹1,264.55 on BSE and 1.14% to ₹1,265.00 on NSE.
Jindal Steel and Power was broadly flat, declining 0.03% to ₹1,288.45 on BSE while gaining marginally 0.02% to ₹1,289.00 on NSE.
Prices are as of April 22, 2026 at approximately 10:03 AM IST on BSE and 10:04 AM IST on NSE.
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