Lupin Ltd.(up 2.1 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 1.72 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.15 per cent), Alkem Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.92 per cent) and Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 0.83 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.04 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(down 0.95 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.65 per cent), Mankind Pharma Ltd.(down 0.47 per cent) and Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(down 0.41 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was up 0.03 per cent at 18891.6 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 32.1 points at 22168.45, while the BSE Sensex was down 90.0 points at 72897.03.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 14 were trading in the green, while 36 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, RattanIndia Power, YES Bank, Canara Bank and NHPC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Roto Pumps, Kirloskar Bros., Welspun Ent, ABB Power and Oberoi Realty hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Brightcom Group, N K Industries, Twentyfirst Cent, Eurotex Ind and IRB InvIT Fund hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.