Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1700, up 2.4% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.21% on the day, quoting at 19740.95. The Sensex is at 65771.64, down 0.24%. Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd has added around 16.14% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a constituent, has added around 7.61% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15968.9, up 0.48% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 2.97 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 1.65 lakh shares in last one month.

The PE of the stock is 44.61 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.