The company announced the results after market hours on Tuesday, 31 January 2012.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 43.51 points, or 0.25% to 17,150.04.
On BSE, 76,000 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 92,695 shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 184.60 and a low of Rs 179.95 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 136.15 on 20 December 2011. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 304.90 on 7 April 2011.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 31 January 2012, rising 11.19% compared with Sensex's 11.25% return. The scrip had also underperformed the market over the past one quarter, declining 24.58% as against Sensex's 2.89% fall.
The large-cap state-run iron ore miner has equity capital of Rs 396.47 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.
NMDC's board of directors at a meeting held on Tuesday, 31 January 2012, approved payment of second interim dividend of Rs 1 per share (100%) on the paid up equity capital of the company for the year 2011-12. The board has fixed 10 February 2012 as record date for the purpose of payment of second interim dividend.
Incorporated in 1958, NMDC is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India. Since inception, the company is involved in the exploration of wide range of minerals including iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, lime stone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite, beach sands etc. The Government of India holds 90% stake in NMDC (as per the shareholding pattern as on 31 December 2011).