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Cipla slips after Qilu Pembrolizumab deal; Morgan Stanley flags crowded field

Cipla stock trades at ₹1,388, down 0.48% or ₹6.70 from its previous close of ₹1,394.70

Cipla slips after Qilu Pembrolizumab deal; Morgan Stanley flags crowded field

Cipla's shares dipped slightly on Friday as the company announced a partnership with China's Qilu Pharmaceutical to license and commercialize a biosimilar of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in the United States. The stock closed at ₹1,388, down 0.48% from the previous close of ₹1,394.70. The deal strengthens Cipla's oncology and biosimilars portfolio, but Morgan Stanley warns of a crowded market with 13 other pembrolizumab biosimilars in development.

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