Healthcare stocks edge higher
Healthcare stocks were trading in green, with the BSE Healthcare index increasing 469.59 points or 1.15% at 41289.52 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the BSE Healthcare index, Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd (up 7.2%), Lupin Ltd (up 5.34%),Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd (up 5.28%),Aurobindo Pharma Ltd (up 4.88%),Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd (up 4.57%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Strides Pharma Science Ltd (up 3.89%), Sigachi Industries Ltd (up 3.63%), Granules India Ltd (up 3.37%), Sequent Scientific Ltd (up 3.3%), and Syncom Formulations (India) Ltd (up 3.16%).
On the other hand, Orchid Pharma Ltd (down 16.69%), Natco Pharma Ltd (down 16.41%), and FDC Ltd (down 8.9%) turned lower.
At 09:47 IST, the BSE SmallCap was up 283.61 or 0.6% at 47419.98.
The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was up 144.88 points or 1.02% at 14283.98.
The Nifty 50 index was up 74.35 points or 0.32% at 23119.6.
The BSE Sensex index was up 287.36 points or 0.38% at 76458.44.
On BSE,2169 shares were trading in green, 973 were trading in red and 124 were unchanged.
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