Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 1.34% in an upbeat market
IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 2.44 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 2.35 per cent), Federal Bank Ltd.(up 2.23 per cent), Bandhan Bank Ltd.(up 2.13 per cent) and Punjab National Bank(up 2.01 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(down 9.26 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Bank index was up 1.34 per cent at 45466.55 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 213.46 points at 21566.05, while the BSE Sensex was up 675.52 points at 71376.19.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 39 were trading in the green, while 11 were in the red.
Shares of Infibeam Avenues, YES Bank, NHPC, IRB Infra Dev.
and SJVN were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Shakti Pumps, Urja Global, Shanti Overseas(Ind, Infibeam Avenues and Gujarat Ind hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Kabra Extrusion, Astec Lifesc, Shri Ram Switchgears, Antarctica Ltd and Shree Vasu Logistics hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.
