Share market update: Nifty Pharma index down; Dr. Reddy's Lab dips 3%

NEW DELHI: Pharma shares were trading on a mixed note in Friday's morning session with their sectoral index trading down.

Shares of Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (up 1.37 per cent) , Cipla Ltd. (up 0.73 per cent) , Lupin Ltd. (up 0.55 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (up 0.33 per cent) were among the top gainers.

While Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (down 3.21 per cent ) , Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (down 1.14 per cent ) , Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (down 1.11 per cent ) and Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (down 0.69 per cent ) were the top losers in the index.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.32 per cent down at 8019.95 around 10:15 am.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 84.45 points at 12056.25 , while the BSE Sensex was up 320.47 points at 40902.18 .

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 38 were trading in the green, while 12 were in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, Tata Motors, SBI, PowerGrid, SAIL, Bank of Baroda, BHEL and JSPL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.