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Metal & Mining Stocks Gain After Better Than Expected Trade Data From China

Trade data is getting stronger in world`s second-biggest economy, which wiped out the global equities of last year’s losses. The Dollar rate also raised in three weeks after falling from nine months low. Copper and iron ore also jumped and in this Gold is also included.There are about ten metal mining stocks rose 0.3% to 5.28% at 14:05 IST on BSE that which is recorded high than expected growth in China`s exports.

China is World`s biggest economy next to United States. Among them Vedanta (up 4.53%), Hindalco Industries (up 5.28%), Hindustan Zinc (up 3.82%), Tata Steel (up 2.84%), Jindal Steel & Power (up 5.27%), Steel Authority of India (up 2.42%), National Aluminium Company (up 1.53%), JSW Steel (up 0.99%), Hindustan Copper (up 2.25%) and NMDC (up 0.3%).

“The commodity sector is well supported after the good numbers out of China, Most investors were underinvested or were on the downside, they all thought we should see a bigger correction. If earnings disappoint, morale can go down really quickly, but so far it looks good,” said Benno Galliker, a trader at Luzerner Kantonalbank AG in Lucerne, Switzerland.

IT stocks also edged higher rupee by weakened against the Dollar such as Oracle Financial Services Software (up 1.03%), Persistent Systems (up 0.54%), Tech Mahindra (up 1.11%), TCS (up 0.66%) and HCL Technologies (up 0.32%) rose.

“While US numbers were a little weak it’s a strong day overseas and China data was much better than expected, While JP Morgan had a tough quarter, they still beat estimates. If earnings come in better than expected — with expectations so low — if we have even a decent beat, you may see us break out,” said Mark Kepner, an equity trader at Chatham, New Jersey-based Themis Trading LLC.