Biocon Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 267.2, up 0.15% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.24% on the day, quoting at 19881.3. The Sensex is at 67236.51, up 0.21%. Biocon Ltd has added around 9.02% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has added around 7.75% in last one month and is currently quoting at 14092.6, up 1.29% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 16.63 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 42.34 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark July futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 267.55, down 0.04% on the day. Biocon Ltd is down 19.32% in last one year as compared to a 19.73% gain in NIFTY and a 12.82% gain in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 306.67 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.