Shares of Mankind Pharma Ltd.(up 4.28 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(up 2.3 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 2.26 per cent), Ajanta Pharma Ltd.(up 1.85 per cent) and Biocon Ltd.(up 1.67 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 1.97 per cent), Cipla Ltd.(down 1.2 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(down 1.19 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(down 0.71 per cent) and Gland Pharma Ltd.(down 0.6 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.32 per cent up at 22110.8.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 88.4 points at 25453.4, while the BSE Sensex stood down 287.6 points at 83409.69.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 23 ended in the green, while 27 closed in the red. Shares of Vodafone Idea, RattanIndia Power, Sagility India, PC Jeweller and JP Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE. Shares of Gabriel India, TN Telecom, Prime Focus, Euro India Fresh and Niraj Ispat Ind. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Jindal Worldwide, Stampede Cap(DVR), Ganga Forging, Sadhana Nitro and Raymond Realty hit their fresh 52-week lows.
