NTPC Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 307.8, up 1.65% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.37% on the day, quoting at 21428.9. The Sensex is at 71339.72, up 0.33%. NTPC Ltd has gained around 19.51% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which NTPC Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 13.27% in last one month and is currently quoting at 32810.15, up 0.99% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 70.98 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 181.01 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 308.8, up 1.83% on the day. NTPC Ltd is up 86.32% in last one year as compared to a 18.18% jump in NIFTY and a 29.22% jump in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 16.22 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.