On Tuesday, the Nifty Pharma index had a good day, closing up 0.74% at 23,412.25. Some of the biggest winners in the pharma world included Aurobindo Pharma, which rose by 2.79%, Laurus Labs with a 2.61% increase, Ipca Laboratories up by 1.94%, Lupin going up by 1.92%, and Zydus Lifesciences, which gained 1.55%.
However, not everyone had a good day. Ajanta Pharma fell by 0.76%, Natco Pharma dropped by 0.72%, J B Chemicals went down by 0.7%, Biocon decreased by 0.64%, and Torrent Pharmaceuticals slipped by 0.29%.
Meanwhile, the general stock market wasn’t too exciting. The NSE Nifty50 index only went down a tiny bit, losing just 0.11 points to reach 23,644.8. The BSE Sensex dropped by 109.12 points, settling at 78,139.01.
In all, among the 50 stocks on the Nifty index, 26 saw their prices go up, while 24 went down. Vodafone Idea, ITI Ltd, YES Bank, Rites, and IRFC were some of the most traded shares of the day.
In other interesting news, shares of Crisil, Univastu India, Majesco, Indo Thai Sec, and Asian Hotels hit new 52-week highs! Meanwhile, Mamata Machinery, Barak Valley, Universus Photo, Odigma Consultancy, and Filatex Fashions reached new 52-week lows.
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