Vedanta Ltd is up for a third straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 266.85, up 1.16% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.68% on the day, quoting at 21663.75. The Sensex is at 71876.64, up 0.73%. Vedanta Ltd has risen around 10.09% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Vedanta Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 6.38% in last one month and is currently quoting at 7878.4, up 0.23% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 78.72 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 122.69 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 268.45, up 1.02% on the day. Vedanta Ltd is down 14.29% in last one year as compared to a 20.41% spurt in NIFTY and a 16.8% spurt in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 4.91 based on TTM earnings ending September 23.