Biocon Ltd is up for a fifth straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 284, up 0.58% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.7% on the day, quoting at 21667.15. The Sensex is at 71884.8, up 0.74%. Biocon Ltd has added around 16.82% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has added around 7.63% in last one month and is currently quoting at 17379.8, up 0.51% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 72.34 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 55.77 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 285.6, up 0.37% on the day. Biocon Ltd is up 9.15% in last one year as compared to a 20.43% gain in NIFTY and a 36.97% gain in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 0 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.