Share market update: Nifty Pharma index up; Lupin gains 3%

NEW DELHI: Pharma shares were trading in the green in Tuesday's morning session with their sectoral index trading up.

Shares of Lupin (up 2.99 per cent) , Biocon (up 1.41 per cent) , Cipla (up 1.32 per cent) and Aurobindo Pharma (up 0.75 per cent) were trading higher.

Divi's Laboratories (up 0.75 per cent) , Cadila Healthcare (up 0.72 per cent) , Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (up 0.46 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (up 0.02 per cent) were among the top gainers.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.66 per cent up at 8265.65 around 10:07AM .

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 42.30 points at 12,116.05, while the BSE Sensex was up 172.30 points at 41,061.53.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 37 were trading in the green, while 13 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, ZEEL, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, Federal Bank, IDFC First Bank, Tata Steel and SBI were among the most traded shares on the NSE.