Hindustan Copper Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 189.25, up 2.66% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.7% on the day, quoting at 21330.8. The Sensex is at 71002.7, up 0.69%. Hindustan Copper Ltd has added around 19.03% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Hindustan Copper Ltd is a constituent, has added around 13.61% in last one month and is currently quoting at 7574.25, up 1.88% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 116.06 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 102.14 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 190, up 2.67% on the day. Hindustan Copper Ltd is up 70.34% in last one year as compared to a 16.76% gain in NIFTY and a 15.91% gain in the Nifty Metal index.
The PE of the stock is 55.68 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.