Biocon Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 246.65, up 0.71% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.24% on the day, quoting at 18781.15. The Sensex is at 63246.52, down 0.22%. Biocon Ltd has risen around 2.58% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 8.95% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13241.95, up 0.74% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 13.41 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 37.81 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 247.05, up 0.45% on the day. Biocon Ltd is down 21.97% in last one year as compared to a 22.35% spurt in NIFTY and a 12.59% spurt in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 281.55 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.