Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 671.75, up 4% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.03% on the day, quoting at 21449.3. The Sensex is at 71428.87, down 0.08%. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd has gained around 5.62% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 3.68% in last one month and is currently quoting at 16179.8, up 1.29% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 49.43 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 11.55 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 674.05, up 3.96% on the day. Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is up 64.14% in last one year as compared to a 16.44% jump in NIFTY and a 29.59% jump in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 26.24 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.