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    Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.84%

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    The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.84 per cent down at 12784.45.

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    Retail and banking stocks rose 0.5 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively.
    NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index closed on a negative note on Friday.

    Shares of Granules India(up 0.34 per cent) and Divis Laboratories(up 0.07 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

    On the other hand, Aurobindo Pharma(down 2.02 per cent), Laurus(down 1.85 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(down 1.66 per cent), Ipca Laboratories(down 1.59 per cent) and Alkem Laboratories(down 1.52 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

    The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.84 per cent down at 12784.45.

    Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 320.55 points at 17806.8, while the BSE Sensex stood down 980.93 points at 59845.29.

    Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 1 ended in the green, while 48 closed in the red.

    Shares of YES Bank, Suzlon Energy, PNB, IOB and Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

    Shares of Syncom Form, Ascom Leasing & Inve, Ultra Wiring Connect, Mindpool Technologie and Goldstar Power hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Abans Holdings Ltd., Compucom Soft, Bedmutha Ind, V2 Retail Ltd and Goldstone Tech hit their fresh 52-week lows.



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