Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.25%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index closed on a positive note on Monday.

Shares of Granules India(up 2.1 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(up 1.7 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 1.13 per cent), Biocon(up 0.92 per cent) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 0.9 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Torrent Pharmaceuticals(down 0.91 per cent), Strides Pharma Science(down 0.82 per cent), Laurus(down 0.63 per cent), Pfizer(down 0.45 per cent) and Natco Pharma(down 0.45 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.25 per cent up at 12982.4.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 126.1 points at 17311.8, while the BSE Sensex stood up 491.01 points at 58410.98.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 34 ended in the green, while 16 closed in the red.

Shares of Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, Zomato Ltd., IDFC First Bank and PNB were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Electronics Mart India Ltd., Maks Energy Solutions India Ltd., Jay Jalaram Technologies Ltd., Atlanta Ltd and Annapurna Swadisht Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Omkar Speciality, Debock Sales & Mktg, Kandarp Digi Smart BPO Ltd., OrissaBengalCarrier and Setco Automotive hit their fresh 52-week lows.