National Aluminium Company Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 49.8, up 1.43% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.6% on the day, quoting at 10704.9. The Sensex is at 35715.62, up 0.61%. National Aluminium Company Ltd has slipped around 18.43% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which National Aluminium Company Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 8.5% in last one month and is currently quoting at 2652, up 1.63% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 159.77 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 99.89 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark February futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 48.35, up 3.31% on the day. National Aluminium Company Ltd is down 26% in last one year as compared to a 3.33% spurt in NIFTY and a 32.05% spurt in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 5.41 based on TTM earnings ending December 18.