Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 711, up 1.69% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.51% on the day, quoting at 21632. The Sensex is at 71811.63, down 0.64%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has gained around 12.25% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 6.02% in last one month and is currently quoting at 16858.75, up 2.06% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 17.57 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 18.49 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 715, up 1.44% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 67.43% in last one year as compared to a 18.64% jump in NIFTY and a 36.1% jump in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 28.35 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.