Hindustan Zinc Ltd fell for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at 254.3, down 1.42% on the day as on 13:19 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.4% on the day, quoting at 10893.5. The Sensex is at 36367.4, up 0.48%.Hindustan Zinc Ltd has eased around 6.32% in last one month.Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Hindustan Zinc Ltd is a constituent, has eased around 6.76% in last one month and is currently quoting at 2893.5, down 0.15% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 7.27 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 6.16 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 255.2, down 1.31% on the day. Hindustan Zinc Ltd tumbled 16.39% in last one year as compared to a 2.13% slide in NIFTY and a 30.23% fall in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 12.87 based on TTM earnings ending December 18.