Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd rose for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 489.55, up 1.13% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.33% on the day, quoting at 25679.35. The Sensex is at 83745.94, down 0.28%. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has added around 7.29% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is a constituent, has added around 2.87% in last one month and is currently quoting at 36445.15, down 0.17% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 29.24 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 50 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 486.45, up 1.13% on the day. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is up 30.6% in last one year as compared to a 6.05% gain in NIFTY and a 6.53% gain in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 7.06 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.