Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.18%

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

Shares of Natco Pharma(up 2.9 per cent), Abbott India(up 1.57 per cent), Biocon(up 0.95 per cent), Lupin(up 0.55 per cent) and Aurobindo Pharma(up 0.33 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Gland Pharma(down 1.5 per cent), Granules India(down 1.49 per cent), Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(down 1.34 per cent), Cipla(down 1.29 per cent) and Torrent Pharmaceuticals(down 1.1 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.18 per cent down at 13120.65.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 54.15 points at 18812.5, while the BSE Sensex stood up 184.54 points at 63284.19.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 27 ended in the green, while 22 closed in the red.

Shares of Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd., Suzlon Energy, PNB, JP Power and Tata Steel were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Axita Cotton, HPL Electric Power, Salasar Techno Engg, Dhanlaxmi Bank and HLV Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Indiabulls Intgrtd, FutureLifestyleFash, Dhanuka Realty, Vital Chemtech Ltd. and Proseed India hit their fresh 52-week lows.