Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.19%
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index closed on a negative note on Wednesday.
Shares of Abbott India(up 2.17 per cent), Ipca Laboratories(up 1.66 per cent), Strides Pharma Science(up 1.02 per cent), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 0.71 per cent) and Torrent Pharmaceuticals(up 0.66 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Aurobindo Pharma(down 2.5 per cent), Lupin(down 1.63 per cent), Gland Pharma(down 1.18 per cent), Alembic Pharmaceuticals(down 1.09 per cent) and Cipla(down 0.95 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.19 per cent down at 13745.6.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 172.95 points at 17498.25, while the BSE Sensex stood up 740.34 points at 58683.99.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 32 ended in the green, while 18 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, IDFC First Bank, Adani Power, Vodafone Idea and Indian Oil Corp. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Deep Industries Ltd., Raymond, Aarvi Encon, Usha Martin and Tata Elxsi hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Virescent Renewable Energy Trust, GMR Power and Urban Infra Ltd., Akash Infra-Proj, Nagreeka Capital and Supreme Infra hit their fresh 52-week lows.
