Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.36%
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.36 per cent up at 16391.25.

Shares of Cipla Ltd.(up 1.66 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.22 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 1.04 per cent), Gland Pharma Ltd.(up 1.03 per cent) and Lupin Ltd.(up 0.98 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.5 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(down 0.68 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 0.62 per cent), Sanofi India Ltd.(down 0.58 per cent) and Granules India Ltd.(down 0.5 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.36 per cent up at 16391.25.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 34.45 points at 21453.1, while the BSE Sensex stood up 122.1 points at 71437.19.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 24 ended in the green, while 26 closed in the red.
Shares of Indian Railway Fin, YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Power and IOB were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Bajel Projects, Times Guaranty, United Drilling, Vertoz Advertising and Greenply Inds hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Vaxtex Cotfab, Bohra Industries, Raj Rayon, SEL Manufact and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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