Zydus Lifesciences Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 659, up 1.42% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.31% on the day, quoting at 19578.35. The Sensex is at 65925.75, up 0.31%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has gained around 13.31% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 12.03% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15241, up 1.09% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 6.6 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 9.39 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 663.8, up 1.55% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 82.7% in last one year as compared to a 11.72% jump in NIFTY and a 19.06% jump in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 40.51 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.