Healthcare stocks edge lower

Healthcare stocks were trading in red, with the BSE Healthcare index decreasing 176.56 points or 0.46% at 38397.74 at 13:47 IST.

Among the components of the BSE Healthcare index, Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd (down 3.48%), Jupiter Life Line Hospitals Ltd (down 2.46%),Themis Medicare Ltd (down 1.89%),Zydus Lifesciences Ltd (down 1.83%),Sigachi Industries Ltd (down 1.8%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Aurobindo Pharma Ltd (down 1.66%), Ajanta Pharma Ltd (down 1.61%), Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd (down 1.4%), Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (down 1.39%), and Pfizer Ltd (down 1.34%).

On the other hand, Artemis Medicare Services Ltd (up 19.32%), Sequent Scientific Ltd (up 10.24%), and Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd (up 6.38%) turned up.

 

At 13:47 IST, the BSE SmallCap was up 286.75 or 0.53% at 54066.73.

The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was up 5.64 points or 0.03% at 16195.47.

The Nifty 50 index was down 42.25 points or 0.17% at 24282.2.

The BSE Sensex index was down 171.13 points or 0.21% at 79753.64.

On BSE,2187 shares were trading in green, 1674 were trading in red and 118 were unchanged.

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