LIC Housing Finance Ltd is up for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 408.75, up 2.91% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.28% on the day, quoting at 19604.85. The Sensex is at 66002.17, down 0.4%. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has gained around 4.22% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which LIC Housing Finance Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 0.99% in last one month and is currently quoting at 20381.1, down 0.61% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 40.32 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 21.61 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 412.3, up 2.95% on the day. LIC Housing Finance Ltd is up 5.85% in last one year as compared to a 14.26% jump in NIFTY and a 16.16% jump in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 7.56 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.