Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.91% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded positive around 10:35AM (IST) on Friday in an upbeat market.

Cadila Healthcare (up 1.92 per cent), Dr Reddys Laboratories (up 1.53 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals (up 1.39 per cent), Alkem Laboratories (up 1.33 per cent) and Biocon (up 0.91 per cent) were among the top gainers.

were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Pharma index was up 0.91 per cent at 14047.5 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 22.0 points at 15800.45, while the BSE Sensex was up 56.93 points at 52710.0.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 31 were trading in the green, while 19 were in the red.

Shares of Suzlon Energy, Trident Ltd, Vodafone Idea, Ashok Leyland and SAIL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Walpar Nutritions Ltd., FairchemSpeciality, TPL Plastech, Cineline India and Nahar Capital hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd., Viceroy Hotels, Alembic Pharma, Keerti Knowledge and Bright Solar hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.

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