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    Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.29%

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    The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.29 per cent down at 12597.6.

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

    Shares of Natco Pharma(up 0.85 per cent), Laurus(up 0.66 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(up 0.62 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 0.56 per cent) and Biocon(up 0.4 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

    On the other hand, Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals(down 1.74 per cent), Abbott India(down 1.65 per cent), Pfizer(down 1.26 per cent), Sanofi India(down 1.07 per cent) and Cipla(down 1.07 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

    The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.29 per cent down at 12597.6.

    Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 85.7 points at 18105.3, while the BSE Sensex stood down 293.14 points at 60840.74.

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

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

    Shares of Avro India, Pritika Engineering Components Ltd., Mold Tek Tech, Baheti Recycling Industries Ltd. and Tainwala Chem hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Elin Electronics Ltd., KFIN Technologies Ltd., Sintex Inds., Zim Laboratories and P&G Health hit their fresh 52-week lows.



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