Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is up for a third straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 481.5, up 2.5% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.34% on the day, quoting at 25791.05. The Sensex is at 84151.06, down 0.3%. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has risen around 10.84% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 3.4% in last one month and is currently quoting at 36392.6, down 0.05% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 46.42 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 49.34 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 478.2, up 2.29% on the day. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is up 26.38% in last one year as compared to a 6.12% spurt in NIFTY and a 8.22% spurt in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 6.86 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.