Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.99%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index closed on a negative note on Friday.

Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 2.04 per cent), Abbott India(up 1.91 per cent), Granules India(up 1.2 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(up 0.8 per cent) and Pfizer(up 0.46 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Divis Laboratories(down 11.71 per cent), Gland Pharma(down 5.08 per cent), Biocon(down 2.51 per cent), Laurus(down 2.24 per cent) and Aurobindo Pharma(down 1.43 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.99 per cent down at 12184.6.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 243.65 points at 17854.05, while the BSE Sensex stood up 909.64 points at 60841.88.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 38 ended in the green, while 12 closed in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, PNB, Suzlon Energy and Adani Ports SEZ were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Mahalaxmi Rub, NDR Auto Components, ISMT Ltd, RBM Infracon Ltd. and Kirloskar Ferr hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Stove Kraft Ltd., S H Kelkar & Co., Divis Labs, Adani Transmission and Adani Green hit their fresh 52-week lows.