Select pharma shares rally; Suven Pharma up 13%, Laurus nears record high

Healthcare companies to post decent growth in revenues in Q3FY21

Shares of select pharmaceutical companies were in demand in Thursday's session with Suven Pharmaceuticals rallying 13 per cent to a new high of Rs 493 on the BSE in an otherwise range-bound market. Meanwhile, Laurus Labs climbed 5 per cent to Rs 364 in intra-day trade and was hovering close to its record high level of Rs 365.65, touched on December 21, 2020.

At 01:04 pm, the S&P BSE Healthcare index was up 0.40 per cent at 22,152, as compared to a 0.03 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. The healthcare index hit an intra-day high of 22,194,