HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 644.4, up 3.29% on the day as on 12:54 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.98% on the day, quoting at 17749.3. The Sensex is at 59423.37, up 0.95%. HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd has slipped around 0.94% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 3.44% in last one month and is currently quoting at 18060.25, up 1.73% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 19.57 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 21.52 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark February futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 645.5, up 2.99% on the day. HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd is down 6.5% in last one year as compared to a 20.01% spurt in NIFTY and a 12% spurt in the Nifty Financial Services index.

The PE of the stock is 112.8 based on TTM earnings ending December 21.