Stock market update: Nifty IT index falls 0.31%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty IT index closed on a negative note on Monday.

Shares of HCL Technologies (up 0.38 per cent) and Tata Consultancy (up 0.28 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Larsen & Toubro Infotech (down 1.8 per cent), Tech Mahindra (down 1.11 per cent), Coforge (down 0.55 per cent), Mindtree (down 0.53 per cent) and Infosys (down 0.46 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty IT index closed 0.31 per cent down at 32577.95.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 33.95 points at 16563.05, while the BSE Sensex stood up 145.29 points at 55582.58.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 22 ended in the green, while 28 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Devyani International Ltd., YES Bank, Trident Ltd and SAIL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Devyani International Ltd., MPS Infotecnics, MRO-TEK Realty, SVP Global and Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Windlas Biotech Ltd., Future Market, Aurobindo Pharma, Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd. and YES Bank hit their fresh 52-week lows.

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