Maggi re-entered the market on November 9.
On October 2, a legislature committee wrote letters to the 14 companies, initiating an investigation and seeking details about recent price increases in several generic products available in the American market.
Nestle on Monday started a market rollout of Maggi noodles.
Companies that are developing biosimilars (for regulated markets) or have portfolio of new chemical entities (NCEs) under development.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
The joint entity will have a market share of nine per cent in India. Analysts tracking the company said one of the key outcomes of the merger would be to create a single brand entity of Sun and the Ranbaxy brand would eventually dissolve.
Gujarat has around 3,000 licensees for allopathic drug manufacturing, apart from around seven homeopathic licensees, 500 ayuvedic and 600-700 cosmetics licensees
In 2008, Daiichi Sankyo had bought the entire 34.82 per cent stake in Ranbaxy from its promoters, Malvinder Mohan Singh and family, for $4.2 billion. Currently, Singh is executive chairman of Fortis Healthcare.
Sun Pharma would have to do a lot of work to get USFDA to revoke the ban on Ranbaxy facilities but it has not put any time-frame for this, company ChairmanIsrael Makov said.
The trouble for Nestle's Maggi started in Uttar Pradesh last month and has now spread nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration has directed all states on Wednesday to get sample of India's most popular instant noodles tested for high content of lead and mono-sodium glutamate, a taste enhancer.
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
On October 16, Nestl received the go-ahead to resume manufacturing Maggi.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
A single-member commission under retired judge Anita Jha was constituted on Firday to probe the botched sterilisation surgeries at Bilaspur's government-run medical camps, which have so far claimed lives of 13 young women and left nearly 138 ill, and asked to submit its report within three months.
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
The top gainers on the Sensex were Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto & Sesa Sterlite.
The challenge of merging Ranbaxy into the company has not been factored in.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
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The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
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Financials ended mixed despite the status-quo on key rates by the RBI. SBI, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank ended up 0.4-2.5% each.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
Indices reversed all its losses during late trades.
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Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
Move follows a spate of international regulatory enforcements on Indian drug firms.
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'This is a stirring, touching film but it stays impressively away from overt manipulation.' 'It is a film about smarts,' says Raja Sen after watching Dallas Buyers' Club.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 292 points at 29,571 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 75 points at 8,910.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
Regulator's nod assumed more importance after the Maggi issue.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
It's difficult to understand if GDP growth has actually improved.
