Zydus Lifesciences Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 662.5, up 1.09% on the day as on 12:39 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.34% on the day, quoting at 19503.45. The Sensex is at 65525.91, down 0.49%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has added around 13.91% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has added around 13.87% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15578.5, up 0.52% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 6.05 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 9.62 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 666.1, up 0.95% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 81.73% in last one year as compared to a 11.23% gain in NIFTY and a 20.92% gain in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 40.91 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.