LIC Housing Finance Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 491.05, up 2.58% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.14% on the day, quoting at 20068.1. The Sensex is at 66756.32, down 0.22%. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has risen around 6.94% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which LIC Housing Finance Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 3.9% in last one month and is currently quoting at 20000.35, down 0.23% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 46 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 20.03 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 489.95, up 2.52% on the day. LIC Housing Finance Ltd is up 24.63% in last one year as compared to a 6.67% spurt in NIFTY and a 3.02% spurt in the Nifty Financial Services index.

The PE of the stock is 6.32 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.