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

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

Shares of Divi's Laboratories (up 0.70 per cent), Lupin (up 0.19 per cent), Biocon (up 0.14 per cent) and Cadila Healthcare (up 0.09 per cent) were trading higher.

Aurobindo Pharma (down 1.04 per cent), Piramal Enterprises (down 0.94 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (down 0.89 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 0.65 per cent) were trading with losses.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.38 per cent down at 7981.65 around 10:10 am.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 6.45 points at 11,562.35 while the BSE Sensex was up 35.02 points at 38,765.84.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 22 were trading in the green, while 28 were in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Adani Power, PNB, REC, Tata Motors, Dish TV India, SAIL, InterGlobe Aviation and Bank of Baroda were among the most traded shares on the NSE.