Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 1.66% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded positive around 10:45AM(IST)on Tuesday in a weak market.

Granules India Ltd.(up 4.21 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 3.59 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 3.07 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 2.78 per cent) and Lupin Ltd.(up 2.66 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Natco Pharma Ltd.(down 0.74 per cent) were the top losers on the index.


The Nifty Pharma index was up 1.66 per cent at 21452.45 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 242.71 points at 24682.0, while the BSE Sensex was down 918.69 points at 81511.21.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 12 were trading in the green, while 38 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Swiggy, Reliance Power and BEL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Stampede Cap(DVR), Suven Life Sci, India Glycols, Redington and Godfrey Philips hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Karda Const, Sanco Industries, Lakshmi Precis, Gensol Engg and Career Point hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.