Hindustan Unilever Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1967.4, up 0.23% on the day as on 12:39 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.01% on the day, quoting at 23813.75. The Sensex is at 76963.8, up 0.06%. Hindustan Unilever Ltd has risen around 7.02% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty FMCG index of which Hindustan Unilever Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 3.25% in last one month and is currently quoting at 45580, up 0.98% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 9.92 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 16.78 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1955, up 0.57% on the day. Hindustan Unilever Ltd is down 17.9% in last one year as compared to a 6.65% drop in NIFTY and a 17.38% drop in the Nifty FMCG index.

The PE of the stock is 42.08 based on TTM earnings ending September 26.