Shares of Cipla were locked in the upper circuit of 15 percent at Rs 590, today (9th Mach 2020) after the drug firm received USFDA nod for the first generic Proventil HFA (albuterol sulfate) metered-dose inhaler, used for conditions such as asthma.
Till 09:29 am, a combined 1.79 million shares traded and there were pending buy orders for 744,000 shares on the NSE and BSE, as per the exchange data. Cipla is trading in the future and option (F&O) segment and the F&O stocks don't have any circuit limit.