Biocon Ltd is up for a third straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 249.2, up 1.18% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.37% on the day, quoting at 21428.9. The Sensex is at 71339.72, up 0.33%. Biocon Ltd has added around 6.91% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has added around 4.02% in last one month and is currently quoting at 16394.35, up 0.88% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 21.74 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 32.46 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 249.85, up 1.17% on the day. Biocon Ltd is down 6.1% in last one year as compared to a 18.18% gain in NIFTY and a 30.28% gain in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 492.4 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.