Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.94% in a weak market
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Synopsis The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.94 per cent down at 21831.4. NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded negative around 10:20AM(IST)on Tuesday in a weak market.
ADVERTISEMENT Gland Pharma Ltd.(up 0.92 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(up 0.91 per cent), J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 0.25 per cent) and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 0.01 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 1.95 per cent), Lupin Ltd.(down 1.78 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(down 1.4 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(down 0.91 per cent) and Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(down 0.9 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was down 0.94 per cent at 21831.4 at the time of writing this report. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 65.85 points at 24880.65, while the BSE Sensex was down 210.76 points at 81585.39. Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 14 were trading in the green, while 36 were in the red.
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