Share market update: Nifty Pharma index trades flat; Cipla down 1%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.01 per cent up at 9,775.1 around 12:07 pm on Tuesday with its components trading on a mixed note.

Shares of Piramal Enterprises (up 1.80 per cent), Lupin (up 1.31 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma (up 1.19 per cent) and Cadila Healthcare (up 0.93 per cent), were the top gainers in the index.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (down 0.33 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (down 0.46 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 0.53 per cent) and Cipla (down 1.21 per cent) appeared among the laggards.


Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 42.00 points at 10,554.5 while BSE Sensex was up 179.85 points at 35,044.95 at that time.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 were trading in the green, while 20 were in the red.

Shares of Ashok Leyland, SBI, YES Bank, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, Infosys, L&T Fin Holding and IndusInd Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.