{"id":202466,"date":"2026-08-13T19:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=202466"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:12:11","slug":"nifty-metal-prediction-for-tomorrow-14-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/nifty-metal-prediction-for-tomorrow-14-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nifty Metal Prediction for Tomorrow, 14 August 2026: Base Metals Correct Mildly After Wednesday’s Rally \u2014 Crude -1.88% Reduces Smelter Costs and Supply Deficit Thesis Holds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nifty Metal: Est. 13,080 (-0.3%) (Est. -0.3% Thu 13 Aug). Crude Rs 7,779 (-1.88%). TCS +1.08%. ICICI -1.74%.<\/em><\/p>\n

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All base metals fell modestly Thursday ; zinc -0.51%, copper -0.29%, silver -0.80% ; in broad profit-booking after Wednesday’s triple-metal positive. But the Nifty Metal prediction for tomorrow has a key positive: crude’s -1.88% crash to Rs 7,779 reduces smelter energy costs by approximately Rs 0.65-1.20\/kg versus Tuesday’s Rs 8,024, improving Hindustan Zinc and Hindalco margins. The supply deficit thesis (Zhuzhou smelter maintenance) is unchanged by one day of profit-booking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Nifty Metal prediction for tomorrow<\/strong> for Friday 14 August 2026 is shaped by Thursday’s twin macro developments: MCX Crude Oil crashing -1.88% to Rs 7,779 ; its sharpest single-day fall this week and lowest level since before Tuesday’s Iran-deal-stall surge ; and TCS<\/a> bouncing +1.08% to Rs 2,375, confirming IT sector recovery after Wednesday’s -3.93% crash. Nifty 50<\/a> closed at 24,395.85 (-0.16%) in its fourth consecutive opening-high distribution session, while the Sensex<\/a> defied the trend at 78,079.96 (+0.15%). Bank Nifty<\/a> slipped -0.43% to 57,635.25 after ICICI Bank<\/a> fell -1.74%, blocking the Day 6 banking rotation for a second consecutive day. The Nifty Metal<\/a> index is the primary reference for Friday’s session.<\/p>\n

Ankit Jaiswal, Senior Research Analyst at Univest, and Kunal Singla, Associate Director at Univest, frame the Nifty Metal prediction for tomorrow around crude oil’s -1.88% Thursday fall as the dominant macro shift heading into Friday. At Rs 7,779 ; down from Rs 8,024 on Tuesday in just two sessions ; crude’s 3% retreat provides substantial input cost relief to auto, FMCG, cement and chemicals sectors. Simultaneously, IT sector recovery (TCS +1.08%, HCL Tech +0.34%) provides a second positive catalyst. Together, these two themes make the Nifty Metal prediction for tomorrow the most opportunity-rich of the week, even as banking consolidates after Thursday’s ICICI Bank -1.74%.<\/p>\n

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