Shares of Gland Pharma(up 11.44 per cent), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 2.09 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences(up 1.98 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma(up 0.88 per cent) and Lupin(up 0.83 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 1.66 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals(down 1.65 per cent), Biocon(down 1.37 per cent), Granules India(down 1.13 per cent) and Laurus(down 1.08 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.01 per cent down at 12191.4.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 43.1 points at 17721.5, while the BSE Sensex stood down 220.86 points at 60286.04.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 19 ended in the green, while 31 closed in the red.
Shares of , , Tata Steel, YES Bank and Zomato Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE. Shares of , GRP Ltd, , and Action Const. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while , Ltd., Vikas Proppant & Gr, and . hit their fresh 52-week lows.