HDFC Bank(up 0.81 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 0.73 per cent), ICICI Bank(up 0.39 per cent), Bandhan Bank(up 0.34 per cent) and IndusInd Bank(up 0.33 per cent) were among the top gainers.
RBLBANK(down 1.23 per cent), IDFCBANK(down 0.29 per cent), State Bank of India(down 0.26 per cent) and Federal Bank(down 0.25 per cent) were the top losers on the index.
The Nifty Bank index was up 0.37 per cent at 38875.95 at the time of writing this report.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 56.15 points at 18158.9, while the BSE Sensex was up 197.76 points at 60884.45.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 29 were trading in the green, while 20 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, Zomato Ltd., ONGC, NALCO and PB Fintech Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Sigachi Industries Ltd., PB Fintech Ltd., Jainam Ferro Alloys(I)Ltd., Mirza Intnl and Lovable Lingerie hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while IOL Chemicals, Vikas Proppant & Gr, IRIS Business Servic, Nidan Laboratories And Healthcare Ltd. and Jiya Eco Products Lt hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.