Deutsche cuts Biocon target price after Pfizer exit

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Reuters Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 2:31 AM IST

Deutsche Bank cut its target price for Biocon Ltd shares by 9% to Rs 215 after Pfizer Inc ended a deal to sell insulin products made by the Indian drugmaker.

"This issue raises its risk profile in this high-risk, capital-intensive business," Deutsche Bank wrote in a research note. Biocon shares were trading at Rs 253.75 at 1.30 pm, down 5.16%.

The separation leaves India's biggest biotech company without a partner to sell the insulin drugs in key global markets such as the United States.

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First Published: Mar 13 2012 | 1:56 PM IST

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