Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd gains for third straight session

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1804.95, up 1.32% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.57% on the day, quoting at 24712.8. The Sensex is at 80888.47, up 0.58%. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has gained around 2.7% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Bank index of which Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 2.55% in last one month and is currently quoting at 50368.35, up 1.15% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 10.59 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 46.22 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1807.85, up 1.49% on the day. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd is up 2.53% in last one year as compared to a 27.43% jump in NIFTY and a 15.79% jump in the Nifty Bank index.

The PE of the stock is 25.48 based on TTM earnings ending June 24.