Hindustan Zinc surges on plan to invest Rs 8,000 crore for capacity expansion

12 Jan 2016 Evaluate

Hindustan Zinc is currently trading at Rs 141.70, up by 2.15 points or 1.54% from its previous closing of Rs 139.55 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 140.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs 142.75 and Rs 140.50 respectively. So far 14963 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 190.40 on 19-Feb-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 117.20 on 25-Aug-2015.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 150.50 and Rs. 137.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 59851.64 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 64.92% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 33.13% and 1.95% respectively.

In a bid to expand operations and capacity, Hindustan Zinc (HZL) is planning invest Rs 8,000 crore in the next 3-5 years. The firm is targeting to take the existing ore production levels of 9.36 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 14 MTPA and finished metal production to 1.10 MTPA from 0.85 MTPA.

Hindustan Zinc, the world’s second biggest zinc producer, operates the world’s third largest open-pit mine, and world’s largest Zinc Mine in Rampura Agucha, Rajasthan. It has other mines in Sindesar Khurd, Rajpura Dariba, Kayar and Zawar, all in Rajasthan. Cairn India’s Mangala field in Rajasthan is the largest onshore oil discovery in India in more than 20 years.

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