NALCO Shines Bright: Stock Spikes for Fifth Day, Outperforms Nifty
NALCO stock jumps 1.26% to ₹272.65, marking its fifth straight session of gains. The PSU has surged 18.24% in one month, significantly outperforming the Nifty Metal sector.
New Delhi: National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) stock continued its strong run today, rising for the fifth consecutive session. As of 12:44 IST on the NSE, the stock was trading at Rs 272.65, marking an increase of 1.26% for the day.
This upward momentum is notable, given that NALCO has surged by about 18.24% in the last one month alone, significantly outperforming the Nifty Metal index, which saw only a 0.56% gain over the same period. Over the past year, NALCO has also delivered solid returns, gaining 9.82% compared to the NIFTY's 6.13% gain and the Nifty Metal index's 10.03% gain, demonstrating resilience. The stock's benchmark December futures contract also reflected optimism, quoting at Rs 274.05, up 1.44%.
While the volume today stood at 66.92 lakh shares—lower than the daily average of 142.15 lakh shares—the stock maintains a favorable P/E ratio of 8.03 based on TTM earnings ending September 2025. This performance occurs while the broader market indices, NIFTY and Sensex, showed moderate gains of 0.6% and 0.57%, respectively.