Natco Pharma Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 698.35, up 3.61% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.03% on the day, quoting at 18671.4. The Sensex is at 62944.19, down 0.06%. Natco Pharma Ltd has gained around 10.31% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Natco Pharma Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 6.07% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13186.3, up 1.55% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 23.61 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 8.63 lakh shares in last one month.

The PE of the stock is 19.36 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.