The turn around follows deep decline in sales in the preceding months; July sales likely to be flat
The stock hit a new high of Rs 723 during the day, up 16 per cent.
At 10:27 am, Nifty Pharma index was up 1.5 per cent, as compared to 0.22 per cent decline in the benchmark Nifty50 index
Panacea Biotec, Nectar Lifesciences, and Vimta Labs, too, were frozen at 20 per cent upper circuit on the BSE.
Despite an over 150 per cent rise since March lows, the stock can see more gains
Aurobindo Pharma, Biocon, Cipla, and JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals hit their respective 52-week highs on the NSE on Tuesday.
At present there are three clinical trials underway to test nafamostat in Covid19 patients around the world
Dr Reddy's, Divis Labs, Biocon, JB Chemicals, Caplin Point Lab, Aarti Drugs, Indoco Remedies, RPG Lifesciences and Glenmark Pharma were up in the range of 3% to 5%.
Revenues in the US market, its largest geography, came in at $375 million down 15 per cent, though the year ago period had a high base due to a one-time contribution of specialty products
The rapid growth of the trade generics market which accounts for a third of pharma volumes is another trend which is impacting volume as well as overall growth of the branded segment
Analysts, however, do caution against the rich valuation the pharma index and the stocks are trading at
Pharma firms can build brands and enjoy higher margins here
Cipla may see profit-booking around Rs 360 to Rs 367 levels, as per the weekly chart.
The pharma sector, once considered a safe bet, has been trailing the benchmark indices for four years in a row
Given India is relatively better placed to scale up and due to lower outbreak of Covid-19, India may benefit by supplying more to US and EU, analysts say.
On the sectoral front, Nifty Pharma index dropped over 2 per cent to end as the biggest sectoral index loser. The index closed at 7,937 levels
Investors bet in anticipation of easing of regulatory issues in the pharma segment
Indian pharma market (IPM) registered a 14.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in November, one of the best growths seen in more than 32 months.
The Hyderabad-based company is an outlier among large pharmaceutical producers, having seen a jump in its stock price over the previous year
The Street is cautious given multiple challenges in core markets of US and India