Motilal Oswal sees surging steel prices to offset cost inflation for metal majors. Here are its top stock picks

Motilal Oswal expects firm steel prices, lean inventories and resilient demand to support a shift toward pricing- and cost-led earnings growth for domestic steelmakers. The brokerage sees stronger realisations ahead and favours companies with cost advantages and raw-material access, naming JSW Steel and Tata Steel as its top picks.