Biocon Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 628.8, up 1.31% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.02% on the day, quoting at 10769.25. The Sensex is at 35844.02, down 0.02%. Biocon Ltd has gained around 2.98% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Pharma index of which Biocon Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 3.52% in last one month and is currently quoting at 8732.65, up 1.18% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 9.25 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 16.05 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 632.2, up 1.4% on the day. Biocon Ltd is up 15.27% in last one year as compared to a 1.24% jump in NIFTY and a 9.56% jump in the Nifty Pharma index.

The PE of the stock is 129.15 based on TTM earnings ending September 18.