BSE Metal index shines; Hindalco up 1.84%

The BSE Metal index is the biggest gainer on Monday, trading at 11,350.67, up by 205.15 points or 1.84 per cent. The index was seeing a constant gain in the first few hours of the trading session. Also, the Mid-cap index is up by 0.4 per cent, Small-cap by 0.6 per cent and Sensex is up by 0.41 per cent on Monday's session.

The Metal index gained on the back of metal heavyweights gaining in the morning session. Hindalco is up by 3.56 per cent, SAIL by 2.49 per cent, JSW Steel by 2.39 per cent and Vedanta by 2.18 per cent, pushing the index to higher levels. Coal India is marginally up by 0.30%.

The Metal index constituents has 10 advances with no declines.