Healthcare stocks were trading in green, with the S&P BSE Healthcare index increasing 180.1 points or 0.96% at 18925.34 at 09:53 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Healthcare index, Strides Pharma Science Ltd (up 5.83%), FDC Ltd (up 5.15%),Opto Circuits (India) Ltd (up 4.91%),Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd (up 4.53%),Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd (up 3.86%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Shilpa Medicare Ltd (up 3.75%), Neuland Laboratories Ltd (up 3.57%), Take Solutions Ltd (up 3.44%), Aarti Drugs Ltd (up 3.29%), and Sequent Scientific Ltd (up 3.11%).
On the other hand, Medicamen Biotech Ltd (down 2.43%), Metropolis Healthcare Ltd (down 0.97%), and Novartis India Ltd (down 0.78%) turned lower.
At 09:53 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 68.32 or 0.18% at 38969.12.
The Nifty 50 index was up 32.5 points or 0.28% at 11502.75.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 145.97 points or 1.01% at 14559.29.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 34.61 points or 0.71% at 4934.83.
On BSE,1241 shares were trading in green, 577 were trading in red and 74 were unchanged.
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