Shares of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 2.84 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(up 2.71 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(up 1.33 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 1.28 per cent) and Gland Pharma Ltd.(up 0.73 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 0.97 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 0.91 per cent), Granules India Ltd.(down 0.91 per cent), Laurus Labs Ltd.(down 0.75 per cent) and Cipla Ltd.(down 0.75 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.31 per cent down at 17358.6.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 52.21 points at 21710.8, while the BSE Sensex stood up 178.58 points at 72026.15.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 25 ended in the green, while 25 closed in the red.
Shares of Reliance Power, Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Alok Industries and JP Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Madhav Marbles, Almondz Global, Alok Industries, Kriti Nutrients and Transindia Real Esta hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Gandhar Oil Refinery, Raj Rayon, SE Power, IndInfravit Trust and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.