Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is down for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 595.5, down 0.73% on the day as on 13:19 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.04% on the day, quoting at 19803.9. The Sensex is at 66445.78, down 0.04%.Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has lost around 7.42% in last one month.Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has eased around 1.68% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15176.6, up 0.09% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 6.05 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 14.53 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark October futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 597.15, down 0.65% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd jumped 43.58% in last one year as compared to a 16.4% rally in NIFTY and a 18.05% spurt in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 28.35 based on TTM earnings ending June 23.