Alkem Laboratories Ltd is up for a fifth straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 3523.45, up 0.14% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.4% on the day, quoting at 18074.95. The Sensex is at 61137.4, down 0.35%. Alkem Laboratories Ltd has added around 3.36% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Alkem Laboratories Ltd is a constituent, has added around 3.26% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12590.3, down 0.09% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 98073 shares today, compared to the daily average of 2.07 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark May futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 3537.05, up 0.16% on the day. Alkem Laboratories Ltd is up 10.42% in last one year as compared to a 8.38% gain in NIFTY and a 4.04% gain in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 43.88 based on TTM earnings ending December 22.