Hindustan Zinc Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 609.6, up 2.47% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.28% on the day, quoting at 24185.1. The Sensex is at 77293.52, down 0.32%. Hindustan Zinc Ltd has risen around 15.09% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Hindustan Zinc Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 6.87% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13172.6, up 1.22% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 53.43 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 54.5 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 611.4, up 2.47% on the day. Hindustan Zinc Ltd is up 40.23% in last one year as compared to a 3.13% drop in NIFTY and a 41.29% drop in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 14.86 based on TTM earnings ending June 26.