New Delhi, May 30 -- Metal stocks witnessed some selling pressure in trade on Friday, May 29, with the Nifty Metal pack emerging as the worst sectoral performer. Concerns around tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump and the trade deal with China kept the sentiment subdued.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks with China were "a bit stalled." He added that a breakthrough is likely to come only after direct intervention from President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

On Thursday, a federal appeals court granted Trump a temporary reprieve from a lower court decision that had jeopardised much of his tariff policy. This followed a ruling by the US Court of International Trade, which found that the majorit...