LIC Housing Finance Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 556.45, up 1.52% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 1.08% on the day, quoting at 26165.55. The Sensex is at 85506.55, up 1.09%. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has dropped around 4.77% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Financial Services index of which LIC Housing Finance Ltd is a constituent, has dropped around 0.85% in last one month and is currently quoting at 27409.4, up 1.25% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 10.34 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 12.59 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 560.95, up 1.79% on the day. LIC Housing Finance Ltd is down 11.33% in last one year as compared to a 7.79% gain in NIFTY and a 14.81% gain in the Nifty Financial Services index.

The PE of the stock is 5.47 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.