Healthcare stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Healthcare index increasing 33.08 points or 0.15% at 22577.37 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Healthcare index, Unichem Laboratories Ltd (up 4.94%), Aarti Drugs Ltd (up 4.79%),Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd (up 2.52%),Max Healthcare Institute Ltd (up 2.51%),Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd (up 2.34%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Kovai Medical Center & Hospital Ltd (up 1.81%), KMC Speciality Hospitals (India) Ltd (up 1.62%), Cipla Ltd (up 1.5%), Anuh Pharma Ltd (up 0.9%), and Metropolis Healthcare Ltd (up 0.86%).
On the other hand, Nureca Ltd (down 4.74%), Windlas Biotech Ltd (down 3.32%), and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd (down 3.17%) turned lower.
At 09:47 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 496.58 or 0.82% at 59708.48.
The Nifty 50 index was down 129.85 points or 0.73% at 17762.1.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 247.27 points or 0.88% at 27907.62.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 53.59 points or 0.61% at 8727.72.
On BSE,993 shares were trading in green, 1928 were trading in red and 132 were unchanged.
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