Metal sector stocks today, June 19: Vedanta Oil and Gas rises 4.40%, NALCO up 1.09%, Hindustan Zinc falls 1.72%

Metal stocks traded with a largely negative bias on June 19, 2026, during the morning session, mirroring weakness in the broader market. The Nifty 50 was down 0.92% at 23,944.80, while the S&P BSE Sensex declined 1.05% to 76,594.17 as of around 10:56–10:59 AM, with most metal counters trading lower in line with the overall sentiment.

Top Gainers

• Vedanta Oil and Gas was the top gainer, surging 4.40% on BSE to ₹33.20 and 4.89% on NSE to ₹32.85.
• Welspun Corp rose 0.85% on BSE to ₹1,409.00 and 0.51% on NSE to ₹1,404.50.
• NALCO gained 1.09% on BSE to ₹371.75 and 1.05% on NSE to ₹371.60.
• CMR Green Technologies rose 0.57% on BSE to ₹249.00 and 0.57% on NSE to ₹249.00.
• NMDC gained 0.42% on BSE to ₹88.86 and 0.38% on NSE to ₹88.87.
• SAIL rose 0.27% on BSE to ₹182.60 and 0.14% on NSE to ₹182.42.
• Jindal Steel & Power gained 0.10% on BSE to ₹1,132.10 and 0.12% on NSE to ₹1,133.30.

Major Losers

• Hindustan Zinc was the top loser, falling 1.72% on BSE to ₹561.50 and 2.04% on NSE to ₹559.80.
• Tata Steel declined 1.35% on BSE to ₹197.85 and 1.47% on NSE to ₹197.58.
• Vedanta fell 1.21% on BSE to ₹302.30 and 1.36% on NSE to ₹301.85.
• Jain Resource Recycling declined 1.09% on BSE to ₹367.00 and 0.71% on NSE to ₹368.50.
• Maithan Alloys fell 0.94% on BSE to ₹1,129.00 and 0.81% on NSE to ₹1,127.00.
• Hindalco declined 0.52% on BSE to ₹1,003.45 and 0.52% on NSE to ₹1,003.30.
• APL Apollo Tubes fell 0.41% on BSE to ₹1,853.00 and 0.45% on NSE to ₹1,852.50.
• JSW Steel declined 0.39% on BSE to ₹1,288.95 and 0.35% on NSE to ₹1,289.40.
• HUBS fell 0.32% on BSE to ₹294.45 and 0.46% on NSE to ₹294.25.
• Coal India was nearly flat, down just 0.04% on BSE to ₹451.30 and 0.10% on NSE to ₹451.55.

Metal stocks displayed a broadly negative trend on June 19, with the majority of counters tracked closing lower, in step with the falling Nifty 50 and Sensex. Vedanta Oil and Gas stood out as the clear outlier, surging over 4% against the grain of the sector. Among large-cap names, Tata Steel and Hindustan Zinc were the sharpest decliners, both falling more than 1%, while Vedanta also slipped over 1%. Coal India and JSW Steel held relatively steady with marginal declines.

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