- By Aditya Pratap Singh
- Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:15 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Metal stocks continued their losing momentum for the second consecutive session on January 8, with the Nifty Metal index falling over 3 per cent during the session.At the time of writing, all participants of the index were trading lower with Hindustan Zinc and National Aluminium dipping over 5 per cent.
Metal Stocks Today
Hindustan Zinc Share Price - Trading at Rs 593.15, down Rs 36.85 or 5.85 per cent
National Aluminium - Trading at Rs 334.15, down 5.23 per cent or Rs 18.45
JSL Share Price Today - Trading at Rs 817.15, down Rs 37.5 or 4.43 per cent.
Hindustan Cooper Share Price - Trading at Rs 528.25, down 4.27 per cent or Rs 23.
Jindal Steel Share Price Today - Trading at Rs 1,032.50, down 3.93 per cent or Rs 42.20.
NMDC Share Price - Trading at Rs 82.87, down 3.82 per cent or Rs 3.29.
Hindalco Share Price - Trading at Rs 905.35, down 3.53 per cent or Rs 33.10.
SAIL Share Price - Trading at Rs 146, down 2.91 per cent or Rs 4.37.
JSW Steel Share Price - Trading at Rs 1,160.30, down 2.48 per cent or Rs 29.50.
Tata Steel Share Price today - Trading at Rs 180.41, down 1.84 per cent or Rs 3.39.
Why are Metal stocks falling?
The weakness in shares of the metal company is largely due to a sharp decline in base metal and silver prices. At the time of writing, Comex Silver was down 2.91 per cent, Comex Copper was trading 1.23 per cent lower, and Comex Aluminium was dragged 1.11 per cent.
Meanwhile, in the domestic futures market, MCX Silver plunged 3.37 per cent to Rs 2,42,166 per kilogram. MCX Copper was down 2.18 per cent, and MCX Zinc was trading 1.15 per cent lower.
The earnings, including the revenue, margins and cash flows of these companies, are directly linked to global commodity trends.
The correction in metal prices came due to profit booking after a massive rally in recent days