Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index falls 0.66%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Pharma index closed on a negative note on Tuesday.

Shares of Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 1.41 per cent), Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 1.04 per cent), Granules India Ltd.(up 0.67 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(up 0.6 per cent) and Sanofi India Ltd.(up 0.59 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Biocon Ltd.(down 2.49 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 1.68 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.48 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 1.3 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 1.29 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.66 per cent down at 18970.6.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 38.56 points at 22604.85, while the BSE Sensex stood down 188.5 points at 74482.78.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 24 ended in the green, while 26 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, NHPC, PNB and IDFC First Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of JNK India, Jana Small Finance B, Likhitha Infra, Pudumjee Paper Prod and ABB Power hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Osia Hyper Retail, Sheela Foam, Popular Vehicles, Gloster and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.