Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.77% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded positive around 10:50AM(IST)on Tuesday in a weak market.

Gland Pharma Ltd.(up 4.52 per cent), Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.88 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.75 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 1.58 per cent) and Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(up 1.53 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Laurus Labs Ltd.(down 0.61 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.47 per cent), Pfizer Ltd.(down 0.42 per cent), Sanofi India Ltd.(down 0.24 per cent) and Biocon Ltd.(down 0.24 per cent) were the top losers on the index.


The Nifty Pharma index was up 0.77 per cent at 15187.95 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 20.25 points at 19391.5, while the BSE Sensex was down 118.21 points at 64840.48.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 28 were trading in the green, while 21 were in the red.

Shares of JP Power, Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, YES Bank and Reliance Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of FCS Software, Lagnam Spintex, Bliss GVS Pharma, JP Power and Nitco hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Shekhawati Poly, Fourth Dimension Sol, Winsome Yarns, Blue Jet Healthcare and Compuage Infocom hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.