Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.77%

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Shares of Alkem Laboratories(up 3.1 per cent), Gland Pharma(up 3.05 per cent), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 2.7 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(up 2.08 per cent) and Pfizer(up 2.06 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack. On the other hand, Abbott India(down 0.61 per cent), Divis Laboratories(down 0.39 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(down 0.28 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals(down 0.12 per cent) and Laurus(down 0.04 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.77 per cent up at 14053.7. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 146.95 points at 19711.45, while the BSE Sensex stood up 529.03 points at 66589.93.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 31 ended in the green, while 19 closed in the red. Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, PNB and Zee Ent.

were among the most traded shares on the NSE. Shares of Precision Camshaft, Hercules Hoists, DCM Shriram Ind, Integrated Personnel and Agarwal Corp hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Setubandhan Infra, Ankit Metal Pwr, Synoptics Technologi, Aartech Solonics and Penta Gold hit their fresh 52-week lows.