Ashok Leyland Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 153.35, up 0.23% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.1% on the day, quoting at 18616.8. The Sensex is at 62788.24, down 0.1%. Ashok Leyland Ltd has risen around 3.02% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Bank index of which Ashok Leyland Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 6.66% in last one month and is currently quoting at 14692, down 0.17% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 15.95 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 88.47 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 153.55, up 0.1% on the day. Ashok Leyland Ltd is up 11.24% in last one year as compared to a 14.91% spurt in NIFTY and a 28.73% spurt in the Nifty Bank index.

The PE of the stock is 33.86 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.