Mumbai’s metal markets, from the MCX’s electronic exchanges to the trading terminals of Dalal Street, spotlighted Hindustan Zinc Ltd on December 23, 2025, as the zinc miner’s shares ascended 2.2 percent to close at Rs 282.50, riding the wave of global commodity cues in a flat Sensex at 83,100 and Nifty at 25,250. This upswing, on a trading volume of 13.8 lakh shares—the highest in three weeks—highlighted the stock’s sensitivity to LME zinc prices, which ticked up 1.5 percent to $2,620 per tonne amid U.S. industrial data