Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 1.74%
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.74 per cent up at 21733.95.

Investors should therefore use dips towards 15,200-15,400 to their advantage to accumulate quality largecaps and midcaps.
Shares of Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 6.36 per cent), Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 4.37 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 4.08 per cent), Lupin Ltd.(up 3.89 per cent) and Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 3.61 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Ajanta Pharma Ltd.(down 6.21 per cent), Gland Pharma Ltd.(down 3.66 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 2.08 per cent) and Mankind Pharma Ltd.(down 1.04 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.74 per cent up at 21733.95.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 378.21 points at 23739.25, while the BSE Sensex stood up 1397.07 points at 78583.81.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 40 ended in the green, while 10 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, Vishal Mega Mart, Zomato, YES Bank and Kalyan Jewellers Ind were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Quadrant Future Tek, Vishal Mega Mart, Ami Organics, Blue Jet Healthcare and Oil Country Tub hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Noida Toll Bridge Co, AGS Transact Tech, Vipul Ltd, Marshall Machines and Gujarat Lease hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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