Vedanta Resources Group firm Hindustan Zinc reported 15.21 per cent decline in its net profit at Rs 718.82 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009, over the same period previous fiscal.
The company had a net profit of Rs 847.81 crore in the same period last year, metal producer said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Total income declined to Rs 1,706.78 crore in the latest quarter, against Rs 1,853 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal.
Shares of Hindustan Zinc were trading at Rs 653 on the BSE, down 2.22 per cent from previous close.