Stock market update: Nifty Bank index falls 0.57%
Shares of Punjab National Bank(up 0.1 per cent) and State Bank of India(up 0.03 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 1.53 per cent), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(down 1.27 per cent), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 0.91 per cent), Axis Bank Ltd.(down 0.8 per cent) and Federal Bank Ltd.(down 0.31 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Bank index closed 0.57 per cent down at 47867.7.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 38.0 points at 21418.65, while the BSE Sensex stood down 168.66 points at 71315.09.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 19 ended in the green, while 31 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Indian Renewable, Indian Railway Fin and HFCL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of HOV Services, Times Guaranty, Aarvee Denims, Surana Telecom and Shree Rama News hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while SS Infrastructure, Penta Gold, Raj Rayon, SEL Manufact and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.
