Shares of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories rose over 3% in early trade on Tuesday after the company denied reports claiming it was undertaking a 25% reduction in workforce costs through large-scale layoffs.
Dr Reddy’s called the Business Standard report on senior-level exits and cost trimming ‘factually incorrect’.
The news report linked the alleged cost-cutting to margin pressures from Dr Reddy’s generic version of Revlimid and underperformance in newer ventures such as nutraceuticals and digital therapeutics.
Dr. Reddy's stock rose as much as 3.45% during the day to Rs 1,147.80 apiece on the NSE.