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Suven Life Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company, surges by almost 3 per cent as it has secured product patents in Brazil and Eurasia for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The product patent acquired by the company in Brazil will be valid through 2023, while the product patent acquired in Eurasia will be valid through 2024.

In a bid to protect small retailers and brick and mortar shops, the government had reviewed the policy on FDI in e-commerce. The new norms bar e-commerce companies from selling products from their own companies or in which they have stake.

Larsen & Toubro Limited's construction arm won a new order in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in the water and effluents treatment segment.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.45 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,22,811.79 crore.