LIC Housing Finance Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 599.75, up 3.55% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 1.58% on the day, quoting at 21690.1. The Sensex is at 71801.88, up 1.56%. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has added around 6.52% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which LIC Housing Finance Ltd is a constituent, has added around 4.89% in last one month and is currently quoting at 20099.4, up 1.54% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 52.07 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 24.59 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark February futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 602.55, up 3.81% on the day. LIC Housing Finance Ltd is up 54.12% in last one year as compared to a 22.9% gain in NIFTY and a 12.81% gain in the Nifty Financial Services index.

The PE of the stock is 7.63 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.