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Know Why Vedanta’s Shares Surged Post Three Days of Fall

After three straight days of declines, Vedanta Ltd. shares increased more than 1% in early trading today. This came after the company announced it had repaid loans from Standard Chartered Bank secured by the company’s shares totalling $800 million. The enormous mining company claimed that no debt was still owed and that all payments due during the current cycle had already been made. The encumbrance on all shares was subsequently released.

Vedanta’s stock increased 1.32% from its previous BSE close of Rs. 274.80 to Rs. 278.45. The company’s market value increased to Rs. 1.03 lakh crore. The stock has dropped 10% this year and 23% over the past year. On May 6, 2022, it reached a 52-week high of Rs. 372, and on July 1, 2022, a 52-week low of Rs. 206.10.

Vedanta’s relative strength index (RSI) is 44.5, indicating that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold. The stock’s one-year beta is 1.6, which indicates that there was extremely high volatility during that time. Shares of Vedanta are trading above their 20-day moving averages, but below their 5-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages. Vedanta’s PE ratio of 7.12 indicates that the stock is undervalued in comparison to its sector. The PE for the mining sector is 14.39. According to the statement, the repayments released the encumbrances put on the shares of its subsidiary Vedanta Ltd.

The business paid off all loans and bonds that were past due by the end of April, bringing its total gross debt down to $6.8 billion. According to a statement from Vedanta Resources Limited, the company has paid off all of its maturing loans and bonds that were due in April 2023, lowering its gross debt by an additional $1 billion.

The mining company with headquarters in Mumbai reported that its overall production of aluminium nearly levelled off in its Q4 update. Vedanta reported that overall production of aluminium increased by 0.3 per cent to 574 kt in Q4 from 572 kt in the same quarter last fiscal year. Additionally, it stated that the ramp-up at Jharsuguda caused the production of cast metal aluminium to increase by 1% quarter over quarter.

Malika Sahni

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