Biocon Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 340.7, up 1.05% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 1.54% on the day, quoting at 16224.05. The Sensex is at 54364.98, down 1.73%. Biocon Ltd has gained around 1.93% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 1.25% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12465.9, down 0.52% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 32.17 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 21.75 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 339.7, up 0.71% on the day. Biocon Ltd is down 17.9% in last one year as compared to a 2.69% jump in NIFTY and a 14.27% jump in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 468.61 based on TTM earnings ending March 22.