Ipca Laboratories Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1059, up 5.22% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.14% on the day, quoting at 19432.95. The Sensex is at 64961.15, up 0.03%. Ipca Laboratories Ltd has risen around 13.13% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Ipca Laboratories Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 2.72% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15271.75, up 1.59% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 5.53 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 6.81 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1054, up 4.91% on the day. Ipca Laboratories Ltd is up 18.77% in last one year as compared to a 7.03% spurt in NIFTY and a 18.62% spurt in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 47.8 based on TTM earnings ending June 23.