ITC Ltd is up for a fifth straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 439.65, up 1.42% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.3% on the day, quoting at 18230.55. The Sensex is at 61595.58, down 0.29%. ITC Ltd has added around 6.65% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which ITC Ltd is a constituent, has added around 4.48% in last one month and is currently quoting at 49355.25, up 0.31% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 131.17 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 118.53 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark May futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 439.95, up 1.44% on the day. ITC Ltd is up 64.85% in last one year as compared to a 12.74% gain in NIFTY and a 30.81% gain in the Nifty Financial Services index.

The PE of the stock is 28.8 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.