Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.74%
Shares of Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 4.63 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(up 3.25 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(up 2.67 per cent), Sanofi India Ltd.(up 2.64 per cent) and Granules India Ltd.(up 2.13 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.66 per cent), Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.35 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(down 0.3 per cent) and Abbott India Ltd.(down 0.1 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.74 per cent up at 20908.5.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 65.55 points at 24413.5, while the BSE Sensex stood down 280.16 points at 80148.88.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 19 ended in the green, while 31 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, Hind Const Co, IFCI, YES Bank and IDBI Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of STC India, MMTC, Agri-Tech(India), IFCI and Pondy Oxides hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while GIR Natureview, BDR Buildcon, IndInfravit Trust, 3rd Rock MultiMedia and SecUR Credentials hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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