Sun Pharmaceutical was approved by the US drug regulator in July 2015
The transaction gives Sun Pharma its first branded oncology product
SPARC was up 4% at Rs 320, while Sun Pharma up 1% at Rs 622 on the BSE, against 0.39% fall in Sensex at 09:27 am
The stock dipped 2% to Rs 615 on the BSE, its lowest level since November 9, 2016
Credit Suisse cuts FY18 profit estimate by 5%
The violations listed by the FDA after its latest inspection at Halol include problems with Sun's quality control system
US FDA inspected the facility from November 17-December 1, 2016
The company said none of the nine observations were characterized by the USFDA as repeat observations
The Halol plant is a key manufacturing unit for Sun Pharma, which earns about half its revenue from the US market
It is unclear what violations the FDA found; Sun did not disclose them
The stock was down 5% after the company confirms that Halol facility has undergone an inspection by USFDA
The stock has shed 7% in the last 4 days, including today
Stock is 40% below its all-time high touched last year
Sun Pharma will pay $24 mn for 85% equity and will assume $36 mn debt as part of the transaction
Sun Pharma gained ownership of 85% of Biosintez's equity stake for $26 mn; it also owned a company debt of $36 mn
The funds for the same will come from the Corporate Social Responsibility funds earmarked by the company
The stock rallied 6% to Rs 708 on BSE in early morning trade.
Net profit rises to Rs 2,235 crore in Q2 FY 17 as against Rs 1,028 crore in same period last year
Sales in its largest market, the United States, rose 9%, while those in India rose 11% in emerging markets
Pharma stocks tumble 4% on BSE; Sun Pharma down 7.4%, Dr Reddy's loses 5.6%