AU Small Finance Bank Ltd's shares surged by 8.3% to ₹962.2 as of 12:49 IST on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). This marks the third consecutive day of gains for the bank's stock, which has increased 73.59% over the past year, significantly outperforming the NIFTY index's 6.94% rise and the Nifty Bank index's 10.29% increase. The benchmark NIFTY is up approximately 3.58% today, while the Sensex has risen 3.71%. Over the last month, AU Small Finance Bank's stock has gained 3.28%, compared to a 1.09% increase in the Nifty Bank index. Today's trading volume reached 28.31 lakh shares, slightly above the average of 27.92 lakh shares over the past month. The stock's price-to-earnings (PE) ratio stands at 28.71, based on trailing twelve-month earnings ending December 25.