Ashok Leyland Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 223.63, up 1.53% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 1.25% on the day, quoting at 23745.85. The Sensex is at 78326.94, up 1.28%. Ashok Leyland Ltd has added around 2.68% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which Ashok Leyland Ltd is a constituent, has added around 6.42% in last one month and is currently quoting at 23043.85, up 2.55% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 37.24 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 85.08 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 223.69, up 3.12% on the day. Ashok Leyland Ltd is up 29.9% in last one year as compared to a 20.57% gain in NIFTY and a 40.86% gain in the Nifty Auto index.
The PE of the stock is 23.61 based on TTM earnings ending September 24.