Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.83%
ADVERTISEMENT Shares of Mankind Pharma Ltd.(up 4.59 per cent), Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 4.26 per cent), Granules India Ltd.(up 3.58 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 2.74 per cent) and J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.83 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(down 1.14 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.83 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(down 0.37 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.33 per cent) and Cipla Ltd.(down 0.07 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.83 per cent up at 22410.35. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 67.55 points at 25082.3, while the BSE Sensex stood down 247.01 points at 82253.46. Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 22 ended in the green, while 28 closed in the red.
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Shares of JP Power, Vodafone Idea, Ola Electric Mobilit, RattanIndia Power and YES Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of JP Power, Anand Rathi Wealth, Soma Textiles, Faze Three Ltd and Allied Blenders hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while SKIL Infrastructure, Picturepost Studios, Marshall Machines, Capital Trust and Magnum Ventures hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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