Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.41% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index traded positive around 10:04AM(IST)on Wednesday in an upbeat market.

Laurus(up 2.15 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 1.63 per cent), Alkem Laboratories(up 1.26 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 0.95 per cent) and Ipca Laboratories(up 0.95 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals(down 0.84 per cent), Strides Pharma Science(down 0.76 per cent), Gland Pharma(down 0.53 per cent), Granules India(down 0.2 per cent) and Abbott India(down 0.17 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Pharma index was up 0.41 per cent at 12502.1 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 62.85 points at 16121.15, while the BSE Sensex was up 178.35 points at 54064.96.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 39 were trading in the green, while 11 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Zomato Ltd., YES Bank, ONGC and HCL Tech were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of , Hubtown Ltd, , and hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Stampede Cap, , , Ltd. and hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.