Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.84%

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

Shares of Abbott India(up 1.98 per cent), Alembic Pharmaceuticals(up 0.04 per cent) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 0.03 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Laurus(down 7.59 per cent), Divis Laboratories(down 2.2 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals(down 1.28 per cent), Granules India(down 1.01 per cent) and Zydus Lifesciences(down 1.0 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.84 per cent down at 12979.4.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 12.35 points at 17576.3, while the BSE Sensex stood up 104.25 points at 59307.15.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 19 ended in the green, while 31 closed in the red.

Shares of PNB, Suzlon Energy, NHPC, Vodafone Idea and Zomato Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of DC Infotech, Tips Films Ltd., AXISCADES Engineeri, Jindal Poly Investm and Axis Bank hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Delhivery Ltd., JohnsonCtrls Hitachi, Optiemus Infra, Policy Bazaar and Nureca Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week lows.