Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.1%

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

Shares of Gland Pharma(up 2.36 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 1.33 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 1.28 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.14 per cent) and Zydus Lifesciences(up 1.13 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Laurus(down 2.62 per cent), Alembic Pharmaceuticals(down 2.57 per cent), Natco Pharma(down 1.87 per cent), Alkem Laboratories(down 1.39 per cent) and Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 0.97 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.1 per cent up at 12839.35.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 140.05 points at 17123.6, while the BSE Sensex stood up 478.59 points at 57625.91.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 43 ended in the green, while 7 closed in the red.

Shares of Suzlon Energy, Zomato Ltd., JP Power, YES Bank and Vodafone Idea were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Hindcon Chemicals, Raymond, Apollo Micro Systems, Zenith Exports and Kirloskar Oil hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Latteys Industries, Akshar Spintex, Kandarp Digi Smart BPO Ltd., Tips Films Ltd. and Maks Energy Solutions India Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week lows.