Hindalco (HNDL) remains our preferred non-ferrous pick owing to its (a) robust volume recovery both in India and Novelis, (b) strong primary aluminum business profitability given its low-cost integrated aluminum operations in India (in top quartile globally) and higher LME, (c) solid FCF generation, which should reduce leverage sharply, and (d) reasonable valuation. With ~70% EBITDA contribution now coming from the non-LME business (Novelis), we also see relatively higher stability in HNDL's earnings. While we expect aluminum prices to sustain on the back of demand recovery,...