Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.01%

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

Shares of Granules India(up 1.62 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals(up 1.21 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 1.16 per cent), Alkem Laboratories(up 0.91 per cent) and Divis Laboratories(up 0.83 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Gland Pharma(down 1.76 per cent), Natco Pharma(down 0.82 per cent), Laurus(down 0.65 per cent), Strides Pharma Science(down 0.38 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 0.26 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.01 per cent down at 12689.3.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 34.6 points at 17833.35, while the BSE Sensex stood up 104.92 points at 59793.14.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 26 ended in the green, while 24 closed in the red.

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

Shares of D P Wires, Omax Autos, Euro India Fresh, Jash Engineering and BSL Ltd hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Ameya Precision Engineers Ltd., JFL Life Sciences Ltd., GRM Overseas, Gayatri Project and Kopran Ltd hit their fresh 52-week lows.