Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.09% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded negative around 10:04AM(IST)on Friday in an upbeat market.

Sanofi India(up 2.47 per cent), Natco Pharma(up 1.43 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals(up 1.03 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(up 0.97 per cent) and Laurus(up 0.7 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Biocon(down 2.94 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(down 0.92 per cent), Cipla(down 0.67 per cent), Granules India(down 0.62 per cent) and Aurobindo Pharma(down 0.55 per cent) were the top losers on the index.


The Nifty Pharma index was down 0.09 per cent at 12801.35 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 14.6 points at 18502.35, while the BSE Sensex was up 38.24 points at 62466.78.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 33 were trading in the green, while 16 were in the red.

Shares of Suzlon Energy, Zomato, Bank of Maharashtra, YES Bank and Coal India Ltd were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Hardwyn India, RPP Infra Proj, Cyient, Salzer Electro and Beardsell Ltd hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while DU Digital Global, De Neers Tools, Power & Instrument, Sintex Plastics Tech and Hexa Tradex hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.