Indian pharma stocks gain after US order exempts generic drugs from price cuts

Gland Pharma

21/05/2025 05:50

** Indian pharma companies .NIPHARM climb 1.7%, the most among 13 major sectors

** Nineteen of 20 stocks on index trading higher, with Gland Pharma GLAD.NS leading gains with 4% jump

** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it expects every drugmaker to align U.S. prices for branded drugs, without generic or biosimilar competition, with the lowest prices in peer countries

** "The HHS order provides relief to generic drugmakers as it talks about price cuts only for branded drugs, indicating that generics will most likely not be affected," Shrikant Akolkar, analyst at Nuvama, says

** Mehul Shah, analyst at HDFC Securities, says order "big relief" especially for biosimilars and generic drug makers

** Cipla CIPL.NS, Dr Reddy's REDY.NS, Sun Pharma SUN.NS up ~2% each; Biocon BION.NS adds 1.6%

** Pharma stocks fell 2% on May 12 after Donald Trump signed order to cut prescription drug prices

 (Reporting by Kashish Tandon and Vivek Kumar M in Bengaluru)

 ((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))