Stock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.81%

On the other hand, Mankind Pharma Ltd.(down 1.3 per cent), J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(down 1.04 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.95 per cent), Alkem Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.94 per cent) and Natco Pharma Ltd.(down 0.69 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.81 per cent up at 19124.45.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 43.36 points at 22648.2, while the BSE Sensex stood up 128.33 points at 74611.11.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 28 ended in the green, while 22 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, NHPC, South Indian Bnk and REC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Uravi T and Wedge, Pearl Polymers, Max Estates, Ram Ratna Wire and Amrutanjan Healt hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Adroit Infotech (PP), Kotak Bank, Future Supply Chain, Osia Hyper Retail and Gloster hit their fresh 52-week lows.