Stock market update: Nifty Realty index falls 0.87% in an upbeat market
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Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(up 1.68 per cent) and DLF Ltd.(up 0.96 per cent) were among the top gainers.
Oberoi Realty Ltd.(down 4.24 per cent), Phoenix Mills Ltd.(down 2.64 per cent), Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.(down 2.26 per cent), Macrotech Developers Ltd.(down 1.71 per cent) and Swan Energy Ltd.(down 1.54 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Realty index was down 0.87 per cent at 809.05 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 125.8 points at 21364.6, while the BSE Sensex was up 393.67 points at 70764.22.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 39 were trading in the green, while 11 were in the red.
Shares of Indian Railway Fin, Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, IFCI and South Indian Bnk were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of IFCI, Trans & Rectif, Manaksia Aluminium, Mahindra EPC and IFB Industries hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Shyam Telecom, Infomedia Press, Shree Vasu Logistics, Stampede Cap(DVR)and GSS Infotech hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.
