Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.89% in an upbeat market
IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 1.98 per cent), IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 1.72 per cent), Punjab National Bank(up 1.64 per cent), Bank of Baroda(up 1.61 per cent) and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 1.23 per cent) were among the top gainers.
were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Bank index was up 0.89 per cent at 43078.9 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 130.3 points at 19119.45, while the BSE Sensex was up 426.94 points at 64018.27.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 44 were trading in the green, while 6 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, JP Power, Tata Steel, YES Bank and Indian Oil Corp.
were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Cupid Ltd, Kapston Facilities, JK Tyre, REC and Arvind Ltd hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Cantabil Retail, Winsome Yarns, MT Educare, Max Estates and Wonder Fibromats hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.
