Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.01% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index traded positive around 10:45AM (IST) on Friday in a weak market.

ICICI Bank (up 0.72 per cent), AU Small Finance Bank (up 0.39 per cent), Axis Bank (up 0.25 per cent), Bandhan Bank (up 0.16 per cent) and State Bank of India (up 0.05 per cent) were among the top gainers.

IDFCBANK (down 2.97 per cent), IndusInd Bank (down 0.59 per cent), Punjab National Bank (down 0.5 per cent), HDFC Bank (down 0.4 per cent) and Federal Bank (down 0.36 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Bank index was up 0.01 per cent at 34682.45 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 16.0 points at 15808.05, while the BSE Sensex was down 49.83 points at 52787.38.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 23 were trading in the green, while 26 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, SAIL, YES Bank, NMDC and IDFC First Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Zomato Ltd., Tainwala Chem, Asian Hotels (E), Banaras Beads and Blue Chip India hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Madhav Copper, Walpar Nutritions Ltd. and AKG Exim Ltd. hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.

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