Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 348.9, up 3.67% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.81% on the day, quoting at 23378.35. The Sensex is at 77008.3, up 0.86%. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has added around 9.27% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is a constituent, has added around 7.24% in last one month and is currently quoting at 33001.05, up 1.52% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 52.38 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 63.03 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark March futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 348.7, up 3.56% on the day. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is up 10.54% in last one year as compared to a 5.8% gain in NIFTY and a 12.78% gain in the Nifty Energy index.
The PE of the stock is 10.45 based on TTM earnings ending December 24.