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HINDZINC · HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED · NSE futures · end of day

HINDZINC futures today, 23 Oct 2026: short build-up, OI +0.6 %

As of Friday 23 October 2026, from the exchange's official end-of-day F&O file.

HINDZINC NSE futures (near month, expiry 27 October 2026) closed at ₹496.70, ▼ 3.27 % on the day. Open interest across all months rose 0.63 % to 2.61 Cr — short build-up: price down and open interest up: new positions were opened while price fell.

Build-up
Short build-up
price ▼ 3.27 % · OI ▲ 0.63 %
Open interest, 20 sessions
#7 of 20
2.61 Cr all months
Contracts vs 20-day average
2.3×
12.0K contracts
Price in its 20-session range
0 %
0 % = ₹496.70 · 100 % = ₹590.45
HINDZINC futures: price and open interest, last 20 sessionsAs of 23 October 2026
Top: near-month close. Bottom: open interest of all months together. The letters are each day's build-up: LB long build-up, SC short covering (price up), SB short build-up, LU long unwinding (price down); blank = no clear build-up.

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Near, next and far month

Contract
expiry · contracts
Close
change
Open interest
change
Near month
27 Oct · 5.7K contracts
496.70
▼ 3.27 %
1.27 Cr
−49.8 L
Next month
23 Nov · 6.2K contracts
499.15
▼ 3.28 %
1.28 Cr
+51.1 L
Far month
29 Dec · 150 contracts
501.55
▼ 3.33 %
5.4 L
+33.1K

Rollover

51.4 % of HINDZINC's futures open interest sits in the months after the 27 October 2026 expiry, 4 days before it. Over the last 2 finished cycles it was 53.6 % at the same point, so the roll is behind usual.

HINDZINC rollover: share of open interest in later months, by days to expiryAs of 23 October 2026
This cycle (expiry 27 Oct)Average of the last 2 cycles
Roll % = open interest in the months after the nearest expiry ÷ open interest in all months. It climbs every cycle as positions are carried forward before expiry.

Futures premium

The near-month future closed 0.67 rupees above the share (+0.14 %).

HINDZINC futures premium over the share, last 20 sessionsAs of 23 October 2026
Near-month futures close minus the underlying's close, as the exchange file gives it. Above zero = futures dearer than the underlying. It shrinks towards zero into expiry.

Last 20 sessions

SessionClose
change
OI
all months · change
Build-up
23 Oct496.70
▼ 3.27 %
2.61 Cr
▲ 0.63 %
Short build-up
22 Oct513.50
▼ 1.93 %
2.59 Cr
▼ 5.61 %
Long unwinding
21 Oct523.60
▼ 3.84 %
2.74 Cr
▲ 1.38 %
Short build-up
19 Oct544.50
▲ 0.53 %
2.71 Cr
▲ 4.00 %
Long build-up
16 Oct541.65
▲ 1.79 %
2.60 Cr
▲ 1.23 %
Long build-up
15 Oct532.10
▼ 1.91 %
2.57 Cr
▲ 3.22 %
Short build-up
14 Oct542.45
▼ 1.44 %
2.49 Cr
▲ 0.91 %
Short build-up
13 Oct550.40
▲ 0.31 %
2.47 Cr
▼ 0.65 %
Short covering
12 Oct548.70
▲ 0.64 %
2.48 Cr
▼ 0.84 %
Short covering
9 Oct545.20
▲ 2.11 %
2.50 Cr
▼ 0.31 %
No clear
8 Oct533.95
▼ 3.40 %
2.51 Cr
▲ 1.62 %
Short build-up
7 Oct552.75
▼ 1.51 %
2.47 Cr
▲ 0.76 %
Short build-up
6 Oct561.20
▼ 0.48 %
2.45 Cr
▲ 0.99 %
Short build-up
5 Oct563.90
▲ 1.03 %
2.43 Cr
▼ 1.08 %
Short covering
1 Oct558.15
▼ 1.43 %
2.46 Cr
▼ 2.62 %
Long unwinding
30 Sep566.25
▼ 0.84 %
2.52 Cr
▼ 20.04 %
Long unwinding
29 Sep568.20
▼ 0.17 %
3.15 Cr
▼ 1.84 %
No clear
28 Sep569.15
▼ 3.61 %
3.21 Cr
▼ 2.43 %
Long unwinding
25 Sep590.45
▲ 0.26 %
3.29 Cr
▲ 1.75 %
Long build-up
24 Sep588.90
▼ 1.22 %
3.24 Cr
▼ 0.00 %
No clear

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What this page cannot tell you. Open interest and price say how many positions are open and where the day closed. They do not say who holds them, why, or what happens next. A build-up word on one day is common and often reverses.

Quick questions

Is HINDZINC futures showing long build-up or short build-up today?
On 23 October 2026 HINDZINC futures showed short build-up: price down 3.27 %, open interest of all months up 0.63 %. That is price down and open interest up: new positions were opened while price fell.
What is the HINDZINC futures rollover?
51.4 % of HINDZINC's futures open interest sits in the months after the 27 October 2026 expiry, 4 days before it. Over the last 2 finished cycles it was 53.6 % at the same point, so the roll is behind usual.
How is the build-up word decided?
From the exchange's day-end file: the near-month close against its previous close, and the open interest of all months together against the previous session. Both must move enough (price 0.25 %, open interest 0.5 %); the direction pair names the word. It describes the day; it is not a forecast.
HINDZINC future ka OI aaj kya keh raha hai?
HINDZINC future 23 October 2026 ko neeche 3.27 % band hua aur saare months ka open interest badha 0.63 %. Yeh page roz exchange ki official day-end file se banta hai — yeh sirf batata hai kya hua, aage kya hoga yeh nahi.

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