LIC Housing Finance Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 535, up 1.48% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.26% on the day, quoting at 21722.5. The Sensex is at 72207.73, down 0.28%. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has risen around 8.93% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which LIC Housing Finance Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 7.01% in last one month and is currently quoting at 21534.1, down 0.34% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 12.77 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 26.89 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 539.45, up 1.38% on the day. LIC Housing Finance Ltd is up 29.18% in last one year as compared to a 19.98% spurt in NIFTY and a 13.07% spurt in the Nifty Financial Services index.

The PE of the stock is 6.95 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.