Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 1.77%
The Nifty Bank index closed 1.77 per cent up at 53089.25.
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index closed on a positive note on Wednesday.Shares of Bandhan Bank Ltd.(up 4.4 per cent), Federal Bank Ltd.(up 3.68 per cent), IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 2.53 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 2.33 per cent) and HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 2.2 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(down 1.05 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Bank index closed 1.77 per cent up at 53089.25.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 162.66 points at 24286.5, while the BSE Sensex stood up 545.35 points at 79986.8.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 38 ended in the green, while 12 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, Indian Renewable, Castrol India, YES Bank and MMTC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Kingfa Science Tech, Country Club, SRG Housing Fin, D-Link(India)and G M Breweries hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Future Supply Chain, Hilton Metal, Sarthak Metals, GIR Natureview and BDR Buildcon hit their fresh 52-week lows.
Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times
