Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.36% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded negative around 10:45AM(IST)on Tuesday in an upbeat market.

Cipla(up 0.94 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(up 0.48 per cent), Granules India(up 0.32 per cent), Biocon(up 0.1 per cent) and Divis Laboratories(up 0.02 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Gland Pharma(down 1.91 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(down 1.37 per cent), Lupin(down 1.12 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(down 0.82 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 0.77 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Pharma index was down 0.36 per cent at 12673.25 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 51.5 points at 18170.05, while the BSE Sensex was up 201.83 points at 61143.5.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 were trading in the green, while 20 were in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, Infibeam Avenues and Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Radhika Jeweltech, RBM Infracon Ltd., Gravita India, Dynacons Sys and Tapi Fruit Processing Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Alok Industries, Rolta India, Godha Cabcon & Insul, Gland Pharma and Gayatri Project hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.