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Hindalco Industries Ltd fell 2.71% today to trade at Rs 777.9. The BSE Metal index is down 0.49% to quote at 34254.1. The index is up 1.07 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, National Aluminium Company Ltd decreased 1.67% and Tata Steel Ltd lost 1.07% on the day. The BSE Metal index went up 15.23 % over last one year compared to the 10.62% surge in benchmark SENSEX.
Hindalco Industries Ltd has lost 0.92% over last one month compared to 1.07% gain in BSE Metal index and 1.09% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 24382 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 3.45 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 863.8 on 30 Oct 2025. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 546.25 on 07 Apr 2025.
In its exchange filing, Hindalco stated that all employees at the facility were safely evacuated, with no injuries reported. Multiple local fire departments responded to the incident, and the fire has since been extinguished. Crews continue to remain on-site for monitoring. The company added that further updates will be provided in due course and will also be posted on the Novelis Inc. website.
Hindalco Industries is the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. Hindalco is the world’s largest aluminium company by revenues and the world’s second-largest copper rod manufacturer (outside China). It operates across the value chain, from bauxite mining, alumina refining, coal mining, captive power plants and aluminium smelting to downstream rolling, extrusions, and foils. Along with its subsidiary Novelis, Hindalco is the global leader in flat-rolled products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminium.
The company's consolidated net profit rose 21.30% to Rs 4,741 crore in Q2 FY26 from Rs 3,909 crore in Q2 FY25. Revenue from operations grew 13.5% YoY to Rs 66,058 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2025.
Metal, realty and PSU bank shares declined while auto and FMCG shares advanced.
At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 277.70 points or 0.32% to 85,354.98. The Nifty 50 index lost 75.80 points or 0.29% to 26,118.80.
The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.97% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index dropped 0.88%.
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,318 shares rose and 2,724 shares fell. A total of 192 shares were unchanged.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, advanced 10.85% to 13.45.
Economy:
The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index registered 59.9 in November, remaining well above the neutral 50.0 mark and its long-run average of 54.9, indicating continued strong expansion despite easing from 60.4 in October to a six-month low. The moderation in overall growth was driven by a softer rise in manufacturing output, with some firms reporting subdued new orders, while services activity strengthened compared with the previous month. The HSBC Flash India Services PMI Business Activity Index also improved, rising to 59.5 in November from 58.9 in October.
The HSBC Flash India Manufacturing PMI fell from 59.2 in October to 57.4 in November, signalling the slowest improvement in nine months but still reflecting expansion. Meanwhile, the HSBC Flash India Manufacturing PMI Output Index stood at 60.7 in November, down from 63.7 in October.
Gainers & Losers:
Maruti Suzuki India (up 2.03%), Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) (up 1.06%), Mahindra & Mahindra (up 1.02%), Max Healthcare Institute (up 0.98%) and Eicher Motors (up 0.93%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
Hindalco Industries (down 2.13%), Bajaj Finance (down 1.88%), JSW Steel (down 1.73%), Tata Steel (down 1.65%) and Bharat Electronics (BEL) (down 1.48%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
Interglobe Aviaition (Indigo) advanced 1.06% after the company’s board approved an investment of $820 million (Rs 729.4 crore) in its wholly owned subsidiary, InterGlobe Aviation Financial Services IFSC, in one or more tranches. The Investment will be made through combination of equity shares and 0.01% non-cumulative optionally convertible redeemable preference shares (OCRPS), in one or more tranches.
Hindalco Industries declined 2.51% after the company reported a fire incident at the Novelis plant in Oswego, New York. In its exchange filing, Hindalco stated that all employees at the facility were safely evacuated, with no injuries reported. Multiple local fire departments responded to the incident, and the fire has since been extinguished.
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Jammu & Kashmir Bank (J&K) fell 1.68%. The bank said that its board is scheduled to meet on 26 November 2025, to consider raising funds through Tier I or Tier II capital.
Global Markets:
European market declined as investors will be awaiting a series of economic data prints, including U.K. retail sales, the HCOB German manufacturing PMI, and S&P Global’s manufacturing figures for Britain.
Asian shares extended a global rout on Friday as the much-anticipated U.S. jobs data failed to provide clarity on the near-term path for interest rates, with investors returning to dumping risk assets.
On the data front, Japan’s core inflation in October rose at its sharpest rate since July, in line with market estimates on Friday, supporting the case for interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.
The headline inflation rate rose to 3%, marking the the 43rd month in a row that it has run above the BOJ’s 2% target. The core-core inflation rate, which strips out prices of fresh food and energy, crept up to at 3.1%, compared to 3% in September.
Wall Street dived overnight as jitters over inflated tech stock prices returned, resulting in the Nasdaq's widest one-day swing since April 9 when President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs spooked markets.
On Thursday stateside, the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.16%, down from a 2.6% advance at one point in the session.
Other major indexes also slipped, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.84%. The S&P 500 shed 1.56%, despite rising as much as 1.9% earlier in the day.
Data showed the U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in September, but a rise in the unemployment rate and downward revisions to prior months painted an ambiguous picture for the Federal Reserve as it considers whether or not to cut interest rates next month.
The US economy added 119,000 jobs in September 2025, despite the US federal government shutdown, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on 20 November 2025.
The US unemployment rate rose to 4.4% with the number of unemployed people at 7.6 million as of the month ended September 2025, compared to the 4.1% jobless rate with 6.9 million people in the same period a year ago.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index gained 142.60 points or 0.55% to 26,052.65.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 1.01% to 11.97.
Infosys, Hindalco Industries and HDFC Bank were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The November 2025 F&O contracts will expire on 25 November 2025.
Hindalco Industries Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 807.55, up 1.66% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.3% on the day, quoting at 25952.55. The Sensex is at 84734.14, up 0.32%. Hindalco Industries Ltd has gained around 6.24% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Hindalco Industries Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 4.74% in last one month and is currently quoting at 10542.55, up 0.51% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 29.46 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 75.52 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 812.55, up 1.8% on the day. Hindalco Industries Ltd is up 28.72% in last one year as compared to a 10.28% jump in NIFTY and a 20.02% jump in the Nifty Metal index.
The PE of the stock is 24.95 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.