Shares of NMDC rose 0.61% to Rs 139.25 after the state-owned miner's iron ore sales climbed 51.11% to 4.08 million tonnes (MT) in March 2021 from 2.70 MT in March 2020.NMDC's iron ore production jumped 65.57% to 4.57 million tonnes (MT) in March 2021 from 2.76 MT in March 2020.
Sequentially, NMDC's production rose 18.39% while sales rose 25.54% in March 2021 over February 2021.
Meanwhile, the PSU mining company on Saturday announced an increase in lump ore prices by Rs 500, or 9.35%, to Rs 5,850 per tonne on 3 April 2021 from Rs 5,350 per tonne set on 21 March 2021.
Prices of fines were hiked by Rs 250, or 5.8%, to Rs 4560 per tonne on 3 April 2021 from Rs 4,310 per tonne set on 21 March 2021.