Hindustan Zinc Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 280.9, up 1.12% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.49% on the day, quoting at 10961.85. The Sensex is at 36490.21, up 0.39%. Hindustan Zinc Ltd has gained around 6.58% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Hindustan Zinc Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 2.59% in last one month and is currently quoting at 3198.15, up 0.49% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 4.73 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 8.6 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 281.2, up 0.88% on the day. Hindustan Zinc Ltd is down 7.66% in last one year as compared to a 4.96% jump in NIFTY and a 15.57% jump in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 13.68 based on TTM earnings ending September 18.