Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Nifty Metal index ended down 1.54% at 8293.45 today. The index is down 2.00% over last one month. Among the constituents, National Aluminium Company Ltd shed 4.61%, Hindalco Industries Ltd dropped 3.50% and Vedanta Ltd slipped 3.22%. The Nifty Metal index is up 4.00% over last one year compared to the 1.92% surge in benchmark Nifty 50 index. In other indices, Nifty Realty index is down 1.31% and Nifty PSU Bank index has dropped 1.22% on the day. In broad markets, the Nifty 50 has slid 0.03% to close at 22547.55 while the SENSEX recorded a gain of 0.20% to close at 74602.12 today.

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