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Shares of Cipla Ltd.(up 3.0 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 2.39 per cent), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.98 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 0.79 per cent) and J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 0.74 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Natco Pharma Ltd.(down 3.15 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(down 2.32 per cent), Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(down 2.07 per cent), Granules India Ltd.(down 1.59 per cent) and Biocon Ltd.(down 0.87 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.54 per cent up at 22662.7.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 225.1 points at 24837.0, while the BSE Sensex stood down 721.08 points at 81463.09.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 7 ended in the green, while 43 closed in the red. Shares of Indian Energy Exchg, Vodafone Idea, Trident Ltd, YES Bank and RattanIndia Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE. Shares of Sharda Cropchem, Vimta Labs, Times Guaranty, Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem and Stallion India Fluor hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Shalimar Paints, Stampede Cap, Shriram EPC(PP), Vipul Ltd and Raymond Realty hit their fresh 52-week lows.
