Zydus Lifesciences Ltd rose for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1241.5, up 4.82% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.72% on the day, quoting at 23102.8. The Sensex is at 74685.25, up 0.72%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has added around 8.36% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has added around 3.43% in last one month and is currently quoting at 26710.8, up 1.88% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 21.09 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 13.2 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1247.4, up 4.24% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 27.41% in last one year as compared to a 10.18% fall in NIFTY and a 22.72% fall in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 32.46 based on TTM earnings ending June 26.