- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories launched generic versions of the heartburn drug Nexium in the US market following FDA approval. The brand and generic versions of Nexium had US sales of approximately $5.2 billion in the last 12 months.
- The FDA withdrew its approval for an anti-epileptic drug made by SPARC due to compliance issues at one of its manufacturing plants in India. SPARC's stock price fell over 2% on the news.
- Technical analysts recommended buying Dr. Reddy's in the range of Rs. 4,177-4,191 and selling SPARC in the range of Rs. 375-377 based on technical indicators.