Biocon Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 242.7, up 1.4% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.11% on the day, quoting at 18735.35. The Sensex is at 63112.59, down 0.18%. Biocon Ltd has slipped around 1.44% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 5.64% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12976.8, up 1.39% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 19.9 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 34.56 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 243.8, up 1.33% on the day. Biocon Ltd is down 24.57% in last one year as compared to a 21.97% jump in NIFTY and a 9.04% jump in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 275 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.