Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.31%
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.31 per cent up at 11633.95.

Shares of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 2.97 per cent), Gland Pharma(up 2.39 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 1.75 per cent), Biocon(up 1.58 per cent) and Torrent Pharmaceuticals(up 1.28 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Ipca Laboratories(down 1.3 per cent), Pfizer(down 1.3 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(down 1.06 per cent), Natco Pharma(down 0.96 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 0.61 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.31 per cent up at 11633.95.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 71.15 points at 16972.15, while the BSE Sensex stood down 344.29 points at 57555.9.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 20 ended in the green, while 30 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, Suzlon Energy, Vodafone Idea, Adani Power and PNB were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of GI Engineering, Foseco India, Ramkrishna Forg, Vera Synthetic and Network People Services Technologies Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while North Eastern, Agarwal Float Glass India Ltd., Brightcom Group, Future Consumer and Ishan International Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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