Mid-session stock Check: Headline indices trimmed some morning gains with the Sensex recorded 0.2% to 40,245 as of noon and the NSE Nifty50 rose 0.25% to 11,920 at 12.45-pm.

Sectoral indices are seen mixed in trends. Media, Auto, FMCG, Pharma Private bank and Realty slipped to some extends, with major slip in Media index, down 3%.

On the Upper front, the Metal stock continue gains with the Nifty media index rising 3.38% at 2,648.40.

JSW Energy went up at the top, by rising 6.67% after the company reporting a 12 percent year-on-year rise in Q2 profit, primarily on the back of lower fuel and finance expenditure.

The company’s consolidated profit after tax arrived at Rs.353-cr for the Sep quarter as against a profit of Rs.316-cr in the year-ago period, while Total revenue during the quarter slipped 13 percent year-on-year to Rs.2232-cr from Rs.2,568-cr in the year-ago period. To Get Free stock Tips and stock Tips visit our website.

Out of 15 stocks represented by the Nifty Metal index, thirteen stocks rose and two stocks namely, Welspun Corp and Hindustan Copper slipped.

Shares of Jindal Steel, Tata Steel, Sail, Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, National aluminum, Hindalco and Moil were among the major gains on the Metal stocks between 3 to 7% in range.

In addition, APL Apollo, Coal India, NMDC AND Hindustan Copper recorded gains 1 to 2% in range.

In the 50-scrip of the Nifty, 28 shares were trading in the green, while the rest 22 stocks see some selling pressure.