Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.98%
Shares of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 3.15 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 2.09 per cent), Alkem Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.99 per cent), Granules India Ltd.(up 1.62 per cent) and Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.48 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Laurus Labs Ltd.(down 1.06 per cent), GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 0.71 per cent) and Sanofi India Ltd.(down 0.04 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.98 per cent up at 15804.5.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 33.4 points at 19731.8, while the BSE Sensex stood down 187.75 points at 65794.73.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 28 ended in the green, while 22 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, Reliance Power, Vodafone Idea, JP Power and Suzlon Energy were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Tata Investment, GE Power India, HB Stockholding, Urja Global and AGS Transact Tech hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while APM Finvest, Rajesh Exports, Winsome Yarns, ESAF Small Finance and Diamines Chem hit their fresh 52-week lows.
