Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 1.54%

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

Shares of Lupin(up 3.27 per cent), Divis Laboratories(up 2.69 per cent), Natco Pharma(up 2.61 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(up 2.54 per cent) and Strides Pharma Science(up 2.35 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Alkem Laboratories(down 0.53 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.54 per cent up at 13789.25.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 382.95 points at 18053.4, while the BSE Sensex stood up 1335.05 points at 60611.74.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 47 ended in the green, while 3 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Adani Power, YES Bank, IDFC First Bank and PNB were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Shaily Engg Pla, Zuari Agro Chem, Genus Paper Boards, Cosmo Films and Zuari Global hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while McDowell Hold, Swaraj Suiting Ltd., GMR Power and Urban Infra Ltd., Opto Circuits and Debock Sales & Mktg hit their fresh 52-week lows.