Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 2.61 per cent), HDFC Bank (up 2.31 per cent), ICICI Bank (up 1.65 per cent) and Axis Bank (up 0.43 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While IDFC Bank (down 1.86 per cent), Federal Bank (down 1.74 per cent),
(down 1.72 per cent), (down 1.68 per cent) and (down 1.03 per cent) were the top losers in the index.
The Nifty Bank index was trading 1.08 per cent up at 35656.7 around 01:53PM.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 13.05 points at 14969.25, while the BSE Sensex was up 102.27 points at 50543.34.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 16 were trading in the green, while 34 were in the red.
Shares of BPCL, Vodafone Idea, BHEL, YES Bank and Tata Motors were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of SBI Life, Godrej Industries, Poly Medicure, Blue Dart Express and Adani Power hit their fresh 52 week high in today’s trade, while B C Power Controls, Shrenik Ltd and Marine Electricals (India) Ltd. hit fresh 52 week low in trade.
