Alkem Laboratories Ltd is up for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 3235.2, up 0.15% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.34% on the day, quoting at 17833.05. The Sensex is at 60609.29, down 0.32%. Alkem Laboratories Ltd has gained around 6.27% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Alkem Laboratories Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 3.02% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12302.5, down 0.03% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 51691 shares today, compared to the daily average of 58972 shares in last one month.

The benchmark February futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 3210, down 0.29% on the day. Alkem Laboratories Ltd is down 5.72% in last one year as compared to a 2.64% jump in NIFTY and a 8.97% jump in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 38.44 based on TTM earnings ending September 22.