Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.66% in an upbeat market
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded positive around 11:21AM(IST)on Wednesday in an upbeat market.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 2.35 per cent), Granules India Ltd.(up 1.57 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 1.56 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.2 per cent) and Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 1.01 per cent) were among the top gainers.
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Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.05 per cent) and J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 0.01 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was up 0.66 per cent at 21815.05 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 162.11 points at 25206.45, while the BSE Sensex was up 566.47 points at 82621.58.
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Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 42 were trading in the green, while 8 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, RattanIndia Power, JP Power, Network18 Media and YES Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Sundaram Finance, MCX India, Gallantt Metal, Niraj Ispat Ind. and Indosolar Ltd hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while TECIL Chemicals, Sadhana Nitro, Osia Hyper Retail, Gensol Engg and Viceroy Hotels hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.
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