** Shares of stainless-steel strips maker Hisar Metal
Industries HISR.NS up 3.8%
** Co begins production at foil mill for ultra thin material
** Stock jumps to session's high of 5.6% after the news,
from gains of 2.8% just before
** HISR also boosted, along with other metal stocks
.NIFTYMET , as prices of most base metals rise globally MET/L
** HISR now up 1%, set to snap three-week losing run
** HISR down ~16% YTD; it jumped ~56% in 2023 vs ~19% rise
in NIFTYMET
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))