** Indian pharma stocks .NIPHARM up 5.3% this week, set
for best weekly rise since March 2022
** Gains led by top-weighted stock Sun Pharma's SUN.NS 9%
weekly jump, index heavyweight Divi's Laboratories' DIVI.NS
~6% jump and Torrent Pharma's TORP.NS 6.3% rise
** Granules India GRAN.NS top pct gainer, rising 11.7%,
while Biocon BION.NS up 10%
** Eleven stocks on 20-member Nifty Pharma index .NIPHARM
rated "buy" or higher, rest rated "hold" - LSEG data
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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