Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 1.46%
Shares of Natco Pharma(up 5.36 per cent), Gland Pharma(up 3.85 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 2.86 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 2.85 per cent) and Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 2.26 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack. On the other hand, Sanofi India(down 1.24 per cent), Ipca Laboratories(down 1.21 per cent), Granules India(down 0.64 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(down 0.58 per cent) and Biocon(down 0.21 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.46 per cent up at 14299.05. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 146.0 points at 19979.15, while the BSE Sensex stood up 474.46 points at 67571.9.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 36 ended in the green, while 14 closed in the red. Shares of Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, Reliance Power, PNB and Vodafone Idea were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
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