Shares of Laurus(up 2.96 per cent), Divis Laboratories(up 2.38 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(up 2.21 per cent), Granules India(up 2.16 per cent) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(up 1.98 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Torrent Pharmaceuticals(down 3.32 per cent) and Abbott India(down 0.62 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.06 per cent up at 12812.8.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 46.65 points at 18487.75, while the BSE Sensex stood down 193.7 points at 62428.54.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 27 ended in the green, while 23 closed in the red.
Shares of Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, Zomato, Reliance Power and Vodafone Idea were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Hardwyn India, Beardsell Ltd, Arvind SmartSpaces, R Systems Intnl and V-Marc India hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Praxis Home Retail, Goenka Diamond, Sintex Plastics Tech, Lexus Granito(India)and Future Enterprises (DVR)hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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