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Venus Remedies soars 10.5% on DCGI nod for cancer drug

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BS Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 8:47 PM IST

The stock zoomed to a high of Rs 192. It finally ended up 10.5% at Rs 185. A total of 19,684 shares were traded on the BSE today.

Updated at 1414 hrs

Venus Remedies opened flat at Rs 168, it touched a low of Rs 160. However, the stock soon zoomed to a high of Rs 182 on news that DCGI has given it approval to conduct Phase I trials of cancer related drug.

The stock is now trading at Rs 175, up 7%. The counter has clocked a volume of 6,539 shares so far on the BSE.

According to a release issued by the company to the BSE, Venus Remedies has received its first permission to conduct the Phase 1 clinical trials to investigate New Drug application of VRP 1620 from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). This VRP 1620 molecule will help to detect cancer.

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