Hindustan Copper Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 276.05, up 0.82% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.08% on the day, quoting at 25110.25. The Sensex is at 82313.35, up 0.14%. Hindustan Copper Ltd has risen around 9.76% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Hindustan Copper Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 4.13% in last one month and is currently quoting at 9555.5, up 0.24% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 38.2 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 55.72 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark July futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 277.8, up 1.35% on the day. Hindustan Copper Ltd is down 11.73% in last one year as compared to a 2.58% spurt in NIFTY and a 3.4% spurt in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 56.47 based on TTM earnings ending March 25.