Zydus Lifesciences Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 583, up 0.09% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.84% on the day, quoting at 19130.9. The Sensex is at 64495.2, up 0.91%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has added around 16.07% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has added around 8.68% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13622.75, up 1.15% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 8.61 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 12.37 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark July futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 587.05, up 0.7% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 61.36% in last one year as compared to a 21.45% gain in NIFTY and a 12.38% gain in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 35.02 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.