Natco Pharma Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 705, up 1.7% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.67% on the day, quoting at 19318.05. The Sensex is at 65183.99, up 0.72%. Natco Pharma Ltd has risen around 11.78% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Natco Pharma Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 5.86% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13767.5, down 0.55% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 7.63 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 8.73 lakh shares in last one month.

The PE of the stock is 19.86 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.