** Shares of Indian drug maker Cipla CIPL.NS rise as much
as 2.4% to a record 1,283.55 rupees
** Stock has added 9% since reporting strong Q2 results on
Oct. 30 and has since gained in 11 of the 16 sessions
** Pharma index .NIPHARM up 1% Wednesday, led by gains in
CIPL, Natco Pharma NATP.NS , GlaxoSmithKline Pharma GLAX.NS ,
Sanofi SANO.NS among others
** CIPL up 18% YTD, underperforming 28% gains in pharma
index
(Reporting by Sethuraman NR)
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Messaging: nallur.sethuraman.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))