Shares of Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 2.82 per cent), Mankind Pharma Ltd.(up 2.47 per cent), Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(up 2.25 per cent), Sanofi India Ltd.(up 2.21 per cent) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.36 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Cipla Ltd.(down 1.47 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.35 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(down 1.14 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(down 1.08 per cent) and Granules India Ltd.(down 0.8 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.12 per cent down at 23156.7.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 53.61 points at 25145.1, while the BSE Sensex stood down 151.48 points at 82201.16.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 18 ended in the green, while 32 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, GMR Infra, Zomato, Ola Electric Mobilit and JM Financial were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Nupur Recyclers, Premier Energies, Nectar Lifesc, Alpa Labs and Shriram EPC hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Stampede Cap(DVR), Globale Tessile, Mahalaxmi Fabric Mil, Revathi Equipment and Suumaya Lifestyle hit their fresh 52-week lows.