Pharma stocks slip up to 3% as uncertainties loom around Trump tariffs
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Indian pharmaceutical stocks fell up to 3% on the BSE on Thursday amid fears of tariffs by US President Donald Trump, with a fresh setback from the announcements in the auto sector having a rub-off impact. Shares of Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals fell 2% to their day’s low of Rs 1,132.75 while those of Ipca Laboratories went down by 2.7% to Rs 1,403.95. Sun Pharmaceuticals and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories shares tumbled 1.7% each and Ajanta Pharma shares slid by 2.5%. Meanwhile, the shares of Zydus Lifesciences, Alkem Laboratories, Lupin, and Natco Pharma were trading lower between 1% and 1.5% around 10:20 am. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump, in a previous speech, said the United States would need all those products if there were problems including wars. "We've been ripped off by every country," Trump said as he presided over a meeting of his Cabinet. Live Events Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, during the same meeti...