Sun Pharma gains on inking agreement to acquire branded oncology product 'Odomzo'

22 Dec 2016 Evaluate

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is currently trading at Rs. 622.70, up by 8.30 points or 1.35% from its previous closing of Rs. 614.40 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 614.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 623.70 and Rs. 614.50 respectively. So far 35,000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 898.00 on 23-Feb-2016 and a 52 week low of Rs. 572.40 on 09-Nov-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 651.95 and Rs. 613.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 1,49,254.00 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 54.97%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 33.34% and 11.68% respectively.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries plans to acquire a branded oncology product, Odomzo, from Novartis. The agreement has been signed between subsidiaries of both the companies and will close following anti-trust clearance and further closing conditions. The agreement has been signed for an upfront payment of $175 million and additional milestone payments.

Odomzo (Sonidegib) was approved by the USFDA in July 2015. Odomzo is a hedgehog pathway inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC) that has recurred following surgery or radiation therapy, or those who are not candidates for surgery or radiation therapy.

Sun Pharma is the world's fifth largest specialty generic pharmaceutical company and India's top pharmaceutical company. A vertically integrated business, economies of scale and an extremely skilled team enable us to deliver quality products in a timely manner at affordable prices. It provides high-quality, affordable medicines trusted by customers and patients in over 150 countries across the world.


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