Vedanta sheds 2.4% in Nifty Metal

Figures as of: 09:19 IST, Thursday 22 October 2026

The Nifty Metal index fell 1.58% to 11,671.75 at 09:19 IST on Thursday 22 October 2026. This move follows a previous close of 11,859.55. Fourteen of the 15 member stocks traded lower during this period. Vedanta recorded the largest fall among these stocks at 2.41%.

Nifty Metal today

Nifty Metal today — Source: NSE index and equity prices, 09:19 IST

	Level	Change today
Nifty Metal (09:19 IST)	11,671.75	−1.58% (−187.80 points)
Previous close	11,859.55	–
Opened at	11,759.50	−0.84%
Day’s range	11,629.50 – 11,764.65	high −0.80% on the previous close
Nifty 50	22,610.30	−0.88%
India VIX	16.48	+5.15%

How it compares with other sectors

Sector indices today, by change — Source: NSE index and equity prices, 09:19 IST

Sector index	Change today
Nifty IT	+0.25%
Nifty Media	−0.16%
Nifty Bank	−0.50%
Nifty PSU Bank	−0.61%
Nifty Financial Services	−0.82%
Nifty Realty	−0.92%
Nifty India Consumption	−1.09%
Nifty Oil & Gas	−1.09%
Nifty Pharma	−1.12%
Nifty Infrastructure	−1.14%
Nifty Healthcare Index	−1.20%
Nifty FMCG	−1.20%
Nifty Energy	−1.33%
Nifty PSE	−1.35%
Nifty CPSE	−1.49%
Nifty Metal	−1.58%
Nifty Auto	−1.60%
Nifty Chemicals Index	−1.66%

Nifty Metal stocks today

Nifty Metal member stocks, by change — Source: NSE index and equity prices, 09:19 IST. Volume is for the session so far against a full day’s 20-session average.

Stock	Price	Change	Volume vs average
Lloyds Metals & Energy	₹1,800.90	+0.16%	0.06×
APL Apollo Tubes	₹2,054.00	−0.62%	0.03×
Steel Authority Of India	₹167.68	−1.07%	0.02×
Adani Enterprises	₹2,565.50	−1.12%	0.03×
JSW Steel	₹1,208.00	−1.22%	0.02×
NMDC	₹68.73	−1.25%	0.03×
Vedanta Aluminium Metal	₹350.55	−1.48%	0.03×
Hindustan Copper	₹414.30	−1.56%	0.11×
Jindal Steel	₹1,009.80	−1.77%	0.02×
Hindalco Industries	₹876.15	−1.87%	0.05×
Tata Steel	₹169.12	−1.93%	0.06×
Hindustan Zinc	₹514.85	−1.93%	0.14×
National Aluminium Company	₹305.85	−2.03%	0.04×
Jindal Stainless	₹717.80	−2.17%	0.02×
Vedanta	₹231.15	−2.41%	0.08×

Fourteen of the 15 member stocks in the Nifty Metal index traded lower. Vedanta led the decline with a 2.41% drop. The index performance of −1.58% compares with the Nifty 50, which traded at 22,610.30, a change of −0.88%.

Where Nifty Metal stands

Where Nifty Metal stands against earlier closes — Source: NSE index history

Reference point	Level	Nifty Metal now against it
Previous close (2026-10-21)	11,859.55	−1.58%
Close five sessions earlier (2026-10-14)	12,006.75	−2.79%
Close about a month ago (2026-09-22)	12,990.35	−10.15%
52-week high close (2026-06-02)	13,557.65	−13.91%
52-week low close (2025-11-24)	10,017.90	+16.51%

The Nifty Metal index stands at 11,671.75, which is 1.58% lower than the previous close of 11,859.55. The index is 2.79% lower than the close of 12,006.75 recorded five sessions earlier. It is 10.15% lower than the close of 12,990.35 from about a month ago.

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