Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up for a fifth straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 554.3, up 0.94% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.33% on the day, quoting at 18750.45. The Sensex is at 63120.27, up 0.32%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has added around 6.84% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has added around 6.72% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13160.6, up 0.54% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 10.31 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 12.97 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 553.95, up 0.58% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 65.12% in last one year as compared to a 22.6% gain in NIFTY and a 12.1% gain in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 33.04 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.