Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 570.75, up 1.59% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.26% on the day, quoting at 18739.5. The Sensex is at 63135.64, up 0.26%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has gained around 11.46% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 6.51% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13388.6, up 0.43% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 6.08 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 11.07 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 570.35, up 1.44% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 59.54% in last one year as compared to a 18.23% jump in NIFTY and a 10.09% jump in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 33.81 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.