Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 492.25, up 0.14% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.04% on the day, quoting at 17352.7. The Sensex is at 58953.26, down 0.06%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has risen around 3.38% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 1.82% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12017.05, up 0.05% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 4.45 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 9.53 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark April futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 493.85, up 0.09% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 35.46% in last one year as compared to a 3.88% drop in NIFTY and a 12.81% drop in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 38.7 based on TTM earnings ending December 22.