India's Wockhardt scales 9-year peak on antibiotic drug approval
** Shares of pharma co Wockhardt WCKH.NS rise as much as
9.4% to highest since Dec. 2015 to 1,582.95 rupees
** Co on Thursday said Indian drug regulator approved co's
antibiotic drug Miqnaf for treatment of pneumonia
** WCKH shares on track for fourth straight week of gains
** WCKH shares jumped more than three-fold last year vs 39%
gains in pharma index .NIPHARM
(Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru)
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