Hindustan Unilever Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 2639.75, up 1.83% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0% on the day, quoting at 18296.5. The Sensex is at 61931.35, up 0.04%. Hindustan Unilever Ltd has risen around 4.08% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which Hindustan Unilever Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 6.4% in last one month and is currently quoting at 48865, up 0.62% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 10.82 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 16.5 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark May futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 2642.1, up 1.65% on the day. Hindustan Unilever Ltd is up 20.31% in last one year as compared to a 15.93% spurt in NIFTY and a 33.3% spurt in the Nifty Financial Services index.
The PE of the stock is 60.84 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.