Vedanta Ltd rose for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 292.7, up 0.46% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.3% on the day, quoting at 18230.55. The Sensex is at 61595.58, down 0.29%. Vedanta Ltd has gained around 5.97% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Media index of which Vedanta Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 1.66% in last one month and is currently quoting at 5855.15, down 0.81% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 71.87 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 73.08 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark May futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 292, up 0.59% on the day. Vedanta Ltd is down 6.5% in last one year as compared to a 12.74% jump in NIFTY and a 11.37% jump in the Nifty Media index.

The PE of the stock is 4.59 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.