NTPC Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 162, up 2.05% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.62% on the day, quoting at 17936.35. The Sensex is at 60234.9, up 0.66%. NTPC Ltd has gained around 8.14% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which NTPC Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 9.41% in last one month and is currently quoting at 27462.3, up 0.71% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 140.44 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 119.53 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 161.85, up 1.54% on the day. NTPC Ltd is up 39% in last one year as compared to a 8.25% jump in NIFTY and a 40.5% jump in the Nifty Auto index.

The PE of the stock is 9.24 based on TTM earnings ending June 22.