South Indian Bank Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 16.7, up 3.73% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.18% on the day, quoting at 10857.35. The Sensex is at 36128.34, down 0.18%. South Indian Bank Ltd has gained around 13.61% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Private Bank index of which South Indian Bank Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 4.43% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15154.45, down 0.08% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 138.13 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 159.41 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 16.7, up 3.09% on the day. South Indian Bank Ltd is down 47.24% in last one year as compared to a 7.2% jump in NIFTY and a 9.69% jump in the Nifty Private Bank index.

The PE of the stock is 9.05 based on TTM earnings ending September 18.