Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.34% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded negative around 02:23PM (IST) on Thursday in an upbeat market.

Biocon (up 0.39 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Cadila Healthcare (down 0.81 per cent), Lupin (down 0.73 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma (down 0.68 per cent), Cipla (down 0.45 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 0.36 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Pharma index was down 0.34 per cent at 14457.95 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 91.1 points at 15945.05, while the BSE Sensex was up 335.3 points at 53239.35.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 25 were trading in the green, while 25 were in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, Suzlon Energy, Vodafone Idea, SAIL and Bank of Baroda were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Shyam Century Ferro, Emkay Global, L&T Tech, Inox Wind Ltd. and Datamatics Glob hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Walpar Nutritions Ltd., SVP Global, Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd. and SKS Textiles hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.

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