Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.06% in an upbeat market
ADVERTISEMENT Granules India Ltd.(up 2.49 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(up 2.42 per cent), Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 1.64 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.54 per cent) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.23 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Cipla Ltd.(down 1.68 per cent), Alkem Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.24 per cent), Mankind Pharma Ltd.(down 1.24 per cent), Ajanta Pharma Ltd.(down 1.23 per cent) and Lupin Ltd.(down 0.68 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was down 0.06 per cent at 21346.55 at the time of writing this report. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 122.25 points at 24700.6, while the BSE Sensex was up 312.43 points at 81460.65. Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 39 were trading in the green, while 11 were in the red.
ADVERTISEMENT Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Tata Steel, Suzlon Energy and BEL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Stampede Cap(DVR), Kanpur Plastip, Authum Investment, Mazagon Dock Ship and Fusion Micro Finance(PP)hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Godha Cabcon & Insul, Career Point, Aether Industries, Ebixcash World Money and Shanti Overseas hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.
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