Pharmaceutical sector stocks traded mixed in early trade on Monday, April 20, 2026, with most counters under mild pressure. The S&P BSE Healthcare Index declined 0.33% to 43,343.25, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.19% to 78,342.62 and the Nifty 50 was broadly flat, down 0.06% to 24,338.15 as of 9:48 AM IST.
Among the gainers:
Strides Pharma Science led, rising 1.43% to ₹1,015.00 on BSE and 1.47% to ₹1,014.95 on NSE.
IPCA Labs advanced 0.87% to ₹1,480.70 on BSE and 1.06% to ₹1,483.80 on NSE.
Divis Laboratories gained 0.55% to ₹6,263.50 on BSE and 0.89% to ₹6,284.50 on NSE.
Natco Pharma rose 0.53% to ₹1,124.85 on BSE and 0.42% to ₹1,124.45 on NSE.
Ajanta Pharma advanced 0.33% to ₹2,799.30 on BSE and 0.47% to ₹2,803.40 on NSE.
Sudeep Pharma gained 0.36% to ₹645.00 on BSE and 0.46% to ₹648.40 on NSE.
Torrent Pharma rose 0.20% to ₹4,187.00 on BSE and 0.27% to ₹4,190.70 on NSE.
Lupin advanced 0.28% to ₹2,330.65 on BSE and 0.19% to ₹2,330.50 on NSE.
Among the decliners:
Panacea Biotech fell 2.23% to ₹350.00 on BSE and 1.91% to ₹351.90 on NSE.
Alembic Pharma declined 2.20% to ₹767.70 on BSE and 1.79% to ₹770.70 on NSE.
Aarti Drugs fell 1.86% to ₹366.20 on BSE and 1.39% to ₹368.00 on NSE.
Indoco Remedies declined 1.82% to ₹215.85 on BSE and 1.16% to ₹217.00 on NSE.
Wockhardt fell 1.44% to ₹1,376.75 on BSE and 1.10% to ₹1,380.00 on NSE.
Orchid Pharma declined 1.65% to ₹561.10 on BSE and 1.04% to ₹563.45 on NSE.
Aurobindo Pharma fell 0.71% to ₹1,375.80 on BSE and 0.48% to ₹1,379.30 on NSE.
Glenmark Pharma declined 0.60% to ₹2,234.50 on BSE and 0.60% to ₹2,236.00 on NSE.
Cipla fell 0.48% to ₹1,232.30 on BSE and 0.55% to ₹1,234.00 on NSE.
Zydus Lifesciences declined 0.41% to ₹938.65 on BSE and 0.44% to ₹939.75 on NSE.
J.B. Chemicals fell 0.37% to ₹1,990.00 on BSE and 0.28% to ₹1,992.40 on NSE.
Biocon declined 0.36% to ₹356.90 on BSE and 0.06% to ₹357.90 on NSE.
Sun Pharma fell 0.13% to ₹1,673.00 on BSE and 0.24% to ₹1,671.50 on NSE.
Mankind Pharma declined 0.22% to ₹2,118.50 on BSE and 0.13% to ₹2,122.20 on NSE.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories fell 0.07% to ₹1,234.50 on BSE and was broadly flat at ₹1,236.00 on NSE.
Prices are as of April 20, 2026 at approximately 9:48 AM IST on BSE and 9:54 AM IST on NSE.
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