Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 2.2%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index closed on a positive note on Tuesday. Shares of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(up 4.

83 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(up 4.42 per cent), Dr.



Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 4.1 per cent), Biocon Ltd.

(up 3.89 per cent) and Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 3.

67 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack. On the other hand, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 0.

09 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day. The Nifty Pharma index closed 2.2 per cent up at 20912.

2. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 500.0 points at 23328.

55, while the BSE Sensex stood up 1577.63 points at 76734.89.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 48 ended in the green, while 2 closed in the red. Shares of Vodafone Idea, JP Power, YES Bank, Suzlon Energy and Motherson Sumi were among the most traded shares on the NSE. Shares of Paradeep Phosphates, Kaveri Seed Co.

, Prataap Snacks, Healthcare Global and Coromandel Int. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Nxt-Infra Trust, Eros Media, Poddar Housing, Varanium Cloud and Kesoram Inds. hit their fresh 52-week lows.

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