Hindustan Zinc: Today, a huge fall of more than 5% was seen in the shares of Hindustan Zinc. The shares fell to a low of Rs 570 intra-day, falling below their previous closing price. There is a big reason behind this decline in share prices. Actually, the government is preparing to sell up to 2% of its stake in Hindustan Zinc, so that around Rs 5000 crore can be raised from the market.

According to a Bloomberg report, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) under the Finance Ministry can start the process of selling the stake this month or from July. For this, the government has also started the work of taking advice from big merchant bankers of the country. These mainly include ICICI Securities, Axis Capital, IIFL Capital Services, HDFC Securities.

Current shareholding pattern

Hindustan Zinc is one of the largest zinc, lead and silver producing companies in the country. Anil Aggarwal’s company Vedanta Limited has about 61% stake in this company, while the government has about 28% stake in the company. Out of this the government is going to sell 2%. This sale will be done on the stock exchange through Offer for Sale (OFS) route.

impact on share prices

As soon as this news came out, a significant fall was seen in the shares of Hindustan Zinc on Friday. The shares fell nearly 5% to Rs 570-575, the lowest level in the last two weeks. The shares of Hindustan Zinc’s main promoter company Vedanta Limited have also fallen by about 3-5% today.

reason for decline

Whenever the government brings OFS, it sets the floor price at some discount from the current market price of the shares. In anticipation of this discount, selling starts in the market in advance.

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1 lakh investors playing in crores

Here we are talking about Hindustan Zinc Limited, the company of veteran investor Anil Agrawal. The shares of this company have given a bumper return of 1400 percent in 24 years. According to this, if an investor had invested Rs 1 lakh in this company in the year 2002, then today (May 2026) its value would have increased to approximately Rs 14 crore. The company has given approximately 33 percent CAGR returns in the last 24 years.

Journey from government to private

Hindustan Zinc was earlier a government company. In the year 2002, the government sold 26 percent stake in this company to Anil Aggarwal’s company ‘Sterlite Industries’ (now part of Vedanta Group) for Rs 445 crore. Today, Hindustan Zinc is one of the largest silver producing companies in the world.

Company also ahead in giving dividend

The dividend record of Hindustan Zinc is considered to be the strongest in the stock market. The company always distributes a large part of its profits among investors. The company announced a dividend of Rs 11 per share in the month of April, which is the first dividend of the financial year 2026-27.

dividend record

• 2025-26- Declaration of dividend of Rs 10 per share.
• 2024-25- The company announced a dividend of Rs 29 in two installments (Rs 10 + 19).
• 2023-24- Dividend payment of Rs 13 per share (7+6)

At present, based on the price of its shares (Rs 630-645), the dividend yield of Hindustan Zinc is approximately between 3.26 percent to 3.47 percent.

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Hindustan Zinc share price: There has been a sharp decline in the shares of Hindustan Zinc in the Indian stock market on Thursday. At the end of the trading day, the shares closed trading at the red mark. Let us know the condition of company shares in the stock market.

Hindustan Zinc shares deteriorated

There was pressure on the shares of Hindustan Zinc Company in the Indian stock market on Thursday. The company shares ended the day trading at Rs 590.45, down 6.23 per cent or Rs 39.20 on BSE. The shares started the trading day at Rs 623. Talking about the last 2 days, during this period the shares have slipped by about 7 percent.

However, if we talk about the data of one month, the company shares have given an opportunity to the investors to register a rise of about 20.91 percent. Talking about the 52-week high level of the company, during this period the shares had touched the figure of Rs 656.25. Whereas the 52 week low level was Rs 378.65.

Reason for decline in Hindustan Zinc shares

In the third quarter, silver production has declined by about 1 percent on an annual basis. Earlier in the second quarter, the company had reduced its production guidance to 680 tonnes. Which was earlier kept in the range of 700–710 tonnes.

Condition of silver on Multi Commodity Exchange

Tremendous fluctuations have been seen in the prices of silver for the last few days. A sharp fall in silver was seen on January 7. At the same time, today i.e. on January 8 also silver has slipped.

Till the time of writing the news, a strong fall was being seen in silver with expiry of March 5, 2026 on MCX. Silver futures on MCX were trading at Rs 2,41,741 (per kg). Which shows a decline of about Rs 9000 from the previous day’s closing price.

Disclaimer: (The information provided here is being given for information only. It is important to mention here that investment in the market is subject to market risks. Always take expert advice before investing money as an investor. ABPLive.com never advises anyone to invest money here.)

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