Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.34%

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

Shares of Gland Pharma(up 1.22 per cent), Cipla(up 0.63 per cent), Ipca Laboratories(up 0.55 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 0.55 per cent) and Strides Pharma Science(up 0.52 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 2.1 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(down 1.45 per cent), Abbott India(down 1.08 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(down 0.92 per cent) and Biocon(down 0.79 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.34 per cent down at 12935.75.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 12.25 points at 17956.5, while the BSE Sensex stood up 37.87 points at 60298.0.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 23 ended in the green, while 27 closed in the red.

Shares of Zomato Ltd., YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. and BHEL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Ruby Mills, Rane Holdings, Orbit Exports, Bharat Wire Ropes and Vesuvius India hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while GVK Power Infra, Vipul Ltd, Future Enterprises, Sadbhav Infra and AGC Networks hit their fresh 52-week lows.