REC Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 300.55, up 1.11% on the day as on 12:39 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.32% on the day, quoting at 24906.8. The Sensex is at 80694.79, down 0.38%. REC Ltd has slipped around 0.15% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which REC Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 9.59% in last one month and is currently quoting at 27180.65, up 0.26% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 24.24 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 56.64 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 302.9, up 1.8% on the day. REC Ltd is down 17.07% in last one year as compared to a 2.61% slide in NIFTY and a 0.19% slide in the Nifty Financial Services index.

The PE of the stock is 5.24 based on TTM earnings ending September 26.