Persistent Systems Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 6289.65, up 0.06% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.63% on the day, quoting at 19351.45. The Sensex is at 64757.91, up 0.61%. Persistent Systems Ltd has risen around 12.4% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty IT index of which Persistent Systems Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 4.41% in last one month and is currently quoting at 30779.95, up 0.33% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 1.71 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 4.71 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 6284.1, up 0.06% on the day. Persistent Systems Ltd is up 68.49% in last one year as compared to a 6.31% spurt in NIFTY and a 7.45% spurt in the Nifty IT index.

The PE of the stock is 48.04 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.