Zydus Lifesciences Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 422.5, up 2.71% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.52% on the day, quoting at 18290.05. The Sensex is at 61361.48, down 0.55%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has risen around 7.71% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 0.24% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12618.45, up 1.97% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 16.66 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 7.4 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 423.6, up 2.65% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is down 9.49% in last one year as compared to a 7.87% spurt in NIFTY and a 5.02% spurt in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 33.96 based on TTM earnings ending September 22.