Hindustan Construction Company shares soar 5% on bagging ₹2,566 crore contracts for Patna Metro project

Shares of HCC were trading 2.48% higher at ₹29.32 apiece, as of 2:34 pm.

The contracts, including one valued at approximately ₹1,418.3 crore and the other at ₹1,147.51 crore, were awarded by the Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited (PMRCL), HCC said in a regulatory filing.

The contracts involve the construction of 10.67 km of underground tunnels using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) and six metro stations under Phase I of the Patna Metro Rail project.

Furthermore, the package PC-05 comprises the design and construction of twin tunnels using a shield TBM, a cut-and-cover tunnel, an underground ramp at Mithapur and three metro stations, including Vikas Bhawan, Vidyut Bhawan, and Patna station, the filing added.

The second package, PC-06, consists of an underground ramp at Rukanpura and three metro stations: Rukanpura, Raja Bazar, and Patna Zoo.

Both packages also encompass architectural finishing, water supply systems, sanitary and drainage works for stations along the Danapur- Khemnichak corridor, HCC said.

“With these new contracts, HCC continues to strengthen its position as a key player in India's metro infrastructure development. The company is currently executing works on Mumbai Metro Line Ill, involving 4 km of twin tunnels and four stations, Indore Metro Phase-1, involving 5.66 km of twin tunnels by TBM and seven underground stations, in addition to two packages of the Chennai Metro,” the company stated.

HCC has previously delivered significant portions of the Delhi Metro, Bangalore Metro, Mumbai Metro Line I, and Kolkata Metro.

Shares of HCC have gained 2.77% over the week and 14.35% over a period of six months. On a year-to-date basis, the scrip declined 22.80%.

While the stock touched a 52-week high of ₹21.97 on March 3, 2025, it reached a year’s low of ₹47.85 per equity share on December 14, 2024.

HCC has a total market capitalisation of ₹5,334.70 crore, as of September 23, 2025, according to data on the NSE.