Shares of Ajanta Pharma Ltd.(up 0.85 per cent), Gland Pharma Ltd.(up 0.84 per cent), J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 0.47 per cent) and Mankind Pharma Ltd.(up 0.3 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Laurus Labs Ltd.(down 3.93 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(down 3.44 per cent), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.(down 3.3 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 3.2 per cent) and Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.(down 3.05 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.62 per cent down at 21115.05.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 140.61 points at 24273.8, while the BSE Sensex stood down 411.97 points at 80334.81.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 13 ended in the green, while 37 closed in the red. Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Canara Bank, Welspun India and Niva Bupa Health Ins were among the most traded shares on the NSE. Shares of Stampede Cap(DVR), Krishana Phoschem, Bharat Seats, Privi Speciality Chemicals and KPR Mill hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Godha Cabcon & Insul, Hilton Metal, AGS Transact Tech, Aki India and Gensol Engg hit their fresh 52-week lows.