Biocon(up 1.62 per cent) and Lupin(up 0.09 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Cadila Healthcare(down 2.78 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals(down 1.1 per cent), Cipla(down 0.76 per cent), Divis Laboratories(down 0.76 per cent) and Alkem Laboratories(down 0.75 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Pharma index was down 0.5 per cent at 14085.4 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 17.9 points at 17873.0, while the BSE Sensex was down 5.71 points at 60072.17.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 32 were trading in the green, while 18 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, PNB, Trident Ltd and IDBI Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Stove Kraft Ltd., Navneet Education, Surana Telecom, Max Ventures Ind and India Glycols hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Shanti Overseas(Ind, Opto Circuits, Metalyst Forgings, Inventure Grwth and Marine Electricals hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.
