Indian pharma stocks fall after Trump's new drug tariffs

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26/09/2025 05:11

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Indian pharmaceutical stocks .NIPHARM fell 2.6% on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on branded and patented drugs, effective October 1.

All 20 constituents of the index were lower as of 9:30 a.m. IST. Heavyweight Sun Pharmaceutical Industries SUN.NS fell 3.4%.

The U.S. takes slightly more than a third of India’s drug exports, mostly cheaper generics, which rose 20% to about $10.5 billion in fiscal 2025.

The near term impact of the tariffs is likely to be limited, as India mainly exports generics, ICICI Securities research analyst Pankaj Pandey said in a note.

"That being said, uncertainty still remains whether complex generics and biosimilars will come under tariff embargo in the future," Pandey added.

 (Reporting by Ananta Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)

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