Share market update: Nifty Pharma index flat; Cipla dips 2%

NEW DELHI: Pharma shares were trading on a mixed note in Friday's morning session with their sectoral index trading flat.

Shares of Aurobindo Pharma (up 2.37 per cent) , Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (up 1.30 per cent) , Biocon (up 0.67 per cent) and Cadila Healthcare (up 0.22 per cent) were among the top gainers.

While Cipla (down 1.60 per cent ) , Divi's Laboratories (down 0.87 per cent ) , Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (down 0.72 per cent ) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (down 0.09 per cent ) were the top losers in the index.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.41 per cent down at 8036.20 around 10:19 am.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 48.85 points at 11,919.55, while the BSE Sensex was down 164.68 points at 40,410.49.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 18 were trading in the green, while 32 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, ZEEL, NCC, SAIL, SBI, Infosys, NTPC and Tata Motors were among the most traded shares on the NSE.