Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.11%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index closed on a positive note on Tuesday.

Shares of IDFCBANK(up 7.09 per cent), AU Small Finance Bank(up 4.87 per cent), RBLBANK(up 2.7 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 2.62 per cent) and Punjab National Bank(up 2.12 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, IndusInd Bank(down 1.94 per cent), Bandhan Bank(down 1.74 per cent), ICICI Bank(down 1.46 per cent), Federal Bank(down 0.49 per cent) and Axis Bank(down 0.38 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.11 per cent up at 41238.3.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 143.0 points at 18268.4, while the BSE Sensex stood up 383.21 points at 61350.26.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 38 ended in the green, while 12 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Tata Power and YES Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Jindal Stainles, HG Infra Engg, Aptech, TCI Express and Jindal Stainless hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Dev Information Tech, Dynamic Services & Security Ltd., D K Enterprises Global Ltd., SREI Infra Fin and Marine Electricals hit their fresh 52-week lows.

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