Biocon Ltd is up for a third straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 265.1, up 3.74% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.51% on the day, quoting at 21632. The Sensex is at 71811.63, down 0.64%. Biocon Ltd has risen around 10.16% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 6.02% in last one month and is currently quoting at 16858.75, up 2.06% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 121.81 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 36.37 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 266.2, up 3.4% on the day. Biocon Ltd is up 0.65% in last one year as compared to a 18.64% gain in NIFTY and a 36.1% gain in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 0 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.