Stock market update: Nifty IT index advances 0.74%
Shares of Persistent Systems Ltd.(up 1.98 per cent), Infosys Ltd.(up 1.3 per cent), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.9 per cent), MphasiS Ltd.(up 0.67 per cent) and LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 0.6 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, L&T Technology Services Ltd.(down 0.64 per cent) and Wipro Ltd.(down 0.09 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty IT index closed 0.74 per cent up at 32564.4.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 28.45 points at 19811.85, while the BSE Sensex stood up 92.47 points at 66023.24.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 27 ended in the green, while 23 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Reliance Power, JP Power and SJVN were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of CG Power & Ind., Compucom Soft, Shanthi Gears, Tube Investments and Coral India Finance hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Bohra Industries, Rajesh Exports, Ester Ind, ASK Automotive and Mangalam Drugs hit their fresh 52-week lows.
