Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.34% in an upbeat market
Natco Pharma(up 3.19 per cent), Gland Pharma(up 2.33 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 2.08 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 1.84 per cent) and Biocon(up 1.07 per cent) were among the top gainers. Abbott India(down 0.7 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 0.49 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(down 0.34 per cent), Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 0.29 per cent) and Alkem Laboratories(down 0.23 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was up 0.34 per cent at 13923.4 at the time of writing this report. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 67.2 points at 19480.95, while the BSE Sensex was up 221.55 points at 65780.44.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 were trading in the green, while 20 were in the red. Shares of Zomato, Brightcom Group, Reliance Power, Power Grid and Suzlon Energy were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
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