Biocon Ltd rose for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 227.1, up 0.78% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.14% on the day, quoting at 19432.95. The Sensex is at 64961.62, up 0.03%. Biocon Ltd has dropped around 12.8% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has dropped around 2.72% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15271.75, up 1.59% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 18.09 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 32.25 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 228.25, up 0.86% on the day. Biocon Ltd is down 18.66% in last one year as compared to a 7.03% gain in NIFTY and a 18.62% gain in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 253.15 based on TTM earnings ending June 23.