Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.18% in a weak market
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 1.66 per cent), Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.64 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.75 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 0.45 per cent) and Lupin Ltd.(up 0.41 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Biocon Ltd.(down 2.91 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 1.95 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(down 1.62 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(down 0.63 per cent) and Gland Pharma Ltd.(down 0.62 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was up 0.18 per cent at 15590.25 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 65.8 points at 19459.75, while the BSE Sensex was down 251.88 points at 65007.57.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 14 were trading in the green, while 36 were in the red.
Shares of Reliance Power, JP Power, YES Bank, Infibeam Avenues and IFCI were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
