Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.1%

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

Shares of Laurus(up 3.5 per cent), Gland Pharma(up 1.43 per cent), Biocon(up 1.09 per cent), Divis Laboratories(up 1.0 per cent) and Torrent Pharmaceuticals(up 0.93 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Strides Pharma Science(down 1.62 per cent), Alembic Pharmaceuticals(down 1.32 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(down 1.28 per cent), Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 0.91 per cent) and Alkem Laboratories(down 0.85 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.1 per cent up at 13021.75.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 25.3 points at 17512.25, while the BSE Sensex stood up 146.59 points at 59107.19.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 17 ended in the green, while 33 closed in the red.

Shares of Suzlon Energy, PNB, BHEL, Zomato Ltd. and IDFC First Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Wonder Fibromats, Electronics Mart India Ltd., Aegis Logistics, Kuantum Papers and Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Aarti Inds, Penta Gold, Akshar Spintex, Alok Industries and Sintex Plastics Tech hit their fresh 52-week lows.