Hindustan Unilever Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 2453.7, up 2.19% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.62% on the day, quoting at 23543.05. The Sensex is at 77705.65, down 0.57%. Hindustan Unilever Ltd has added around 2.35% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty FMCG index of which Hindustan Unilever Ltd is a constituent, has added around 2.27% in last one month and is currently quoting at 56967.6, up 1.48% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 15.25 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 14.18 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 2458, up 2.14% on the day. Hindustan Unilever Ltd is down 4.8% in last one year as compared to a 8.9% spurt in NIFTY and a 2.6% spurt in the Nifty FMCG index.
The PE of the stock is 55.51 based on TTM earnings ending September 24.