JSW Steel Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1243.1, up 2.2% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.93% on the day, quoting at 22930.8. The Sensex is at 73971.14, down 1.01%. JSW Steel Ltd has slipped around 2.01% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which JSW Steel Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 6.55% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12133.2, down 0.09% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 21.26 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 16.43 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark October futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1243.4, up 2.22% on the day. JSW Steel Ltd is up 8.55% in last one year as compared to a 11.27% drop in NIFTY and a 18.94% drop in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 39.45 based on TTM earnings ending June 26.