NTPC Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 119.75, up 1.66% on the day as on 12:54 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.8% on the day, quoting at 11136.35. The Sensex is at 37678.97, up 0.88%. NTPC Ltd has dropped around 8.48% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which NTPC Ltd is a constituent, has dropped around 5.02% in last one month and is currently quoting at 14594.7, up 0.35% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 54.42 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 145.72 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 119.5, up 1.19% on the day. NTPC Ltd is down 9.36% in last one year as compared to a 3.6% fall in NIFTY and a 5.63% fall in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 9.91 based on TTM earnings ending June 19.