Shares of Abbott India Ltd.(up 5.71 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 3.69 per cent), Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 3.16 per cent), J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 2.81 per cent) and Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 1.53 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Ajanta Pharma Ltd.(down 1.86 per cent), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.56 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 1.21 per cent), Ipca Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.96 per cent) and Cipla Ltd.(down 0.76 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.55 per cent up at 21928.6.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 88.8 points at 25637.8, while the BSE Sensex stood up 303.03 points at 84058.9.
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