Hindustan Unilever Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1885.9, up 1.14% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 1.06% on the day, quoting at 23297. The Sensex is at 75277.24, up 1.1%. Hindustan Unilever Ltd has gained around 2.58% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty FMCG index of which Hindustan Unilever Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 1.96% in last one month and is currently quoting at 43609.2, up 0.23% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 5.23 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 17.12 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1873.7, up 1.47% on the day. Hindustan Unilever Ltd is down 22.06% in last one year as compared to a 9.57% slide in NIFTY and a 22.16% slide in the Nifty FMCG index.

The PE of the stock is 39.72 based on TTM earnings ending September 26.