Private banks, pharma weigh on India shares; Pfizer India unit jumps - NewsBreak
By Martin in Business
Updated 2 years ago
BENGALURU, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Indian shares fell on Monday, weighed down by private banks and pharmaceutical stocks, while shares of Pfizer Inc's India arm (PFIZ.NS) jumped on positive data from the parent firm's experimental pill against COVID-19. By 0505 GMT, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) fell 0.26% to 17,871.10, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) was down 0.31% at 59,880.97.
