Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.45%

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Shares of Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 1.77 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.56 per cent), Sanofi India(up 1.08 per cent), Cipla(up 1.0 per cent) and Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(up 0.07 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack. On the other hand, Laurus(down 1.96 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(down 1.49 per cent), Gland Pharma(down 1.35 per cent), Divis Laboratories(down 1.04 per cent) and Granules India(down 1.0 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.45 per cent up at 13675.45. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 66.45 points at 19389.0, while the BSE Sensex stood up 274.0 points at 65479.05.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 ended in the green, while 20 closed in the red. Shares of Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, PNB, Reliance Power and IDFC First Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of HPL Electric Power, Swelect Energy, Aster DM Health, Kaveri Seed Co. and Kore Digital hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Bombay Metrics Suppl, Vilin Bio Med Ltd., Cell Point(India), Rajesh Exports and Viji Finance hit their fresh 52-week lows.