Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 1.03%
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Synopsis
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.03 per cent up at 17331.25.
On the other hand, Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(down 3.75 per cent), Alkem Laboratories Ltd.(down 2.42 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.77 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 0.54 per cent) and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 0.4 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.03 per cent up at 17331.25.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 109.71 points at 21462.25, while the BSE Sensex stood down 313.9 points at 71186.86.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 21 ended in the green, while 28 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, South Indian Bnk, Indian Railway Fin and NHPC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
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