Healthcare shares edge higher

24 Aug 2022 , 10:00 AM

Among the components of the S&P BSE Healthcare index, Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd (up 2.73%), Hester Biosciences Ltd (up 2.57%),NGL Fine Chem Ltd (up 2.51%),Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd (up 2.29%),Hikal Ltd (up 2.27%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Sequent Scientific Ltd (up 2.2%), Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd (up 2.16%), J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (up 1.96%), Vimta Labs Ltd (up 1.86%), and Alembic Ltd (up 1.78%). On the other hand, Themis Medicare Ltd (down 3.05%), Ind-Swift Laboratories Ltd (down 2.44%), and Divis Laboratories Ltd (down 1.69%) moved lower.At 09:46 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 189.31 or 0.32% at 58841.99.The Nifty 50 index was down 58.5 points or 0.33% at 17519.The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 160.44 points or 0.57% at 28223.37.The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 14.85 points or 0.17% at 8790.61.On BSE,1861 shares were trading in green, 834 were trading in red and 120 were unchanged.Powered by Capital Market – Live News