Healthcare stocks edge higher
Healthcare stocks were trading in green, with the BSE Healthcare index increasing 174.66 points or 0.41% at 42884.33 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the BSE Healthcare index, Aster DM Healthcare Ltd (up 11.86%), Piramal Pharma Ltd (up 5.68%),Wockhardt Ltd (up 4.71%),Syngene International Ltd (up 3.5%),Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd (up 3.15%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Aarti Pharmalabs Ltd (up 2.87%), Supriya Lifescience Ltd (up 2.5%), Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd (up 2.17%), Neuland Laboratories Ltd (up 1.77%), and Ajanta Pharma Ltd (up 1.7%).
On the other hand, SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd (down 2.51%), Dr Lal Pathlabs Ltd (down 2.34%), and Syncom Formulations (India) Ltd (down 2.25%) turned lower.
At 09:47 IST, the BSE SmallCap was down 230.69 or 0.43% at 53799.49.
The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was down 27.9 points or 0.18% at 15895.88.
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The Nifty 50 index was down 73.3 points or 0.3% at 24362.2.
The BSE Sensex index was down 190.71 points or 0.24% at 79891.27.
On BSE,1254 shares were trading in green, 1814 were trading in red and 115 were unchanged.
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First Published: Oct 24 2024 | 10:00 AM IST