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LIFELINE: A Chennai resident with Remdesivir purchased from a government facility (Arun Sankar/Getty Images)
When a harried Naresh Indulkar, a resident of Mumbai’s Thane, went searching for three vials of Remdesivir for a relative in critical condition in hospital, it took nearly six hours to find a pharmacy with stock. “Rs 22,000 a vial,” whispered the man behind the counter, though the marked retail price was only Rs 1,800. Distraught, Indulkar returned to his apartment. A glimmer of hope appeared in the form of a reply from his neighbour to an appeal he had posted on his residential society’s WhatsApp group. On calling him, the neighbour came up two floors and offered Indulkar three spare vials of Remdesivir he had. “He had bought eight vials at a premium to treat his father,” recalls Indulkar. “Five sufficed, and as thanksgiving, he offered me the rest at the marked price, unmindful of his financial loss.”
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Financial stocks give Sensex 424-point lift after RBI announcements
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The broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark settled at 14,617.85, up 121.35 points or 0.84 per cent from its previous close.
The S&P BSE Sensex index ended 424.04 points or 0.88 per cent higher at 48,677.55.
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NEW DELHI: Benchmark indices registered sharp gains on Wednesday amid strong buying interest in banking and financial stocks after RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das allowed the restructuring of retail and MSME loans. Positive global cues also boosted the market sentiment.
Pharma names were in demand while the broader market witnessed keen interest in shipping stocks as well as select PSU stocks. Index rebalancing by MSCI also led to some buying in certain stocks.
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