Biocon Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 253.25, up 1.83% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.36% on the day, quoting at 22091.6. The Sensex is at 72819.71, up 0.25%. Biocon Ltd has slipped around 7.25% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 1.44% in last one month and is currently quoting at 18582.6, up 1.03% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 34.89 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 60.4 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark March futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 255.75, up 1.81% on the day. Biocon Ltd is up 22.34% in last one year as compared to a 29.37% jump in NIFTY and a 59.35% jump in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 0 based on TTM earnings ending December 23.