Lupin up 2.5% on Russia's Biocom acquisition

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jul 03 2015 | 1:07 PM IST
Shares of drug major Lupin today gained 2.5 per cent after the company announced acquisition of Russia's Biocom, marking its foray into the Russian pharma market, which is expected to be one of the top eight in the world by 2018.
The stock rose 2.52 per cent to Rs 1,917 on BSE.
On NSE, it was up 2.5 per cent at Rs 1,917.
The company has taken 100 per cent stake in ZAO Biocom in Russia, subject to certain closing conditions, Lupin had said in a statement yesterday without disclosing the financial details.
Set up in 1991, Biocom is a generic pharma company with focus on therapies such as cardiovascular, central nervous system and antimicrobials and also does contract manufacturing and secondary packaging.
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First Published: Jul 03 2015 | 1:07 PM IST

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