JSW Steel Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 993.2, up 1.13% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.06% on the day, quoting at 25955.35. The Sensex is at 84997.01, up 0.08%. JSW Steel Ltd has added around 3.08% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which JSW Steel Ltd is a constituent, has added around 1.98% in last one month and is currently quoting at 9454.85, up 2.37% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 44.99 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 21.6 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark September futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 993.1, up 1.04% on the day. JSW Steel Ltd is up 27.35% in last one year as compared to a 31.92% gain in NIFTY and a 43.3% gain in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 31.74 based on TTM earnings ending June 24.