Share market update: Nifty Pharma index down; Lupin dips 1%

NEW DELHI: Pharma shares were trading mixed in Friday's morning session with their sectoral index trading lower.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.39 per cent down at 8942.15 around 10:09 am.

Shares of Biocon (up 1.29 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (up 0.59 per cent), Divi's Laboratories (up 0.22 per cent) and Cadila Healthcare (up 0.07 per cent) were trading higher.

Lupin (down 1.45 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 0.88 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (down 0.54 per cent) and Aurobindo Pharma (down 0.39 per cent) were trading with losses.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 10 points at 11,291.80 while the BSE Sensex was down 16.24 points at 37,542.67.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 18 were trading in the green, while 31 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Voltas, PC Jeweller, ZEEL, Tata Motors, DHFL, Ashok Leyland, Dish TV India and SBI were among the most traded shares on the NSE.