Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.83% in an upbeat market
ADVERTISEMENT Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.05 per cent), Mankind Pharma Ltd.(up 0.76 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 0.75 per cent), Gland Pharma Ltd.(up 0.18 per cent) and Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.16 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(down 3.06 per cent), Lupin Ltd.(down 2.58 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.8 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(down 1.75 per cent) and Granules India Ltd.(down 1.22 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was down 0.83 per cent at 22178.45 at the time of writing this report. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 4.75 points at 25466.05, while the BSE Sensex was up 33.4 points at 83475.9. Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 26 were trading in the green, while 24 were in the red.
ADVERTISEMENT Shares of JP Power, RattanIndia Power, Vodafone Idea, PC Jeweller and Alok Industries were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of SML Isuzu, California Soft, Reliance Naval & Engg, Sumeet Ind and Kavveri Telecom hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Nectar Lifesc, Sadhana Nitro, Impex Ferro Tech, Mahalaxmi Fabric Mil and Dreamfolks Services hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.
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