Hindustan Unilever Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 2672.9, up 2.61% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.29% on the day, quoting at 25052.35. The Sensex is at 81871.37, up 0.28%. Hindustan Unilever Ltd has gained around 8.44% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty FMCG index of which Hindustan Unilever Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 0.74% in last one month and is currently quoting at 55886.65, up 1.35% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 13.37 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 14.81 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 2674.2, up 2.6% on the day. Hindustan Unilever Ltd is down 4.24% in last one year as compared to a 1.14% jump in NIFTY and a 10.22% jump in the Nifty FMCG index.

The PE of the stock is 57.78 based on TTM earnings ending June 25.