Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 360.7, up 2.33% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.02% on the day, quoting at 23816.5. The Sensex is at 76935.59, up 0.02%. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has risen around 5.36% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 0.47% in last one month and is currently quoting at 36290.7, up 1.32% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 22.1 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 51.81 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 362.65, up 2.15% on the day. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is down 23.77% in last one year as compared to a 6.64% drop in NIFTY and a 2.59% drop in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 80.68 based on TTM earnings ending September 26.