Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.1% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index traded positive around 09:59AM(IST)on Tuesday in an upbeat market.

IndusInd Bank(up 1.19 per cent), Punjab National Bank(up 0.95 per cent), Bank of Baroda(up 0.93 per cent), Axis Bank(up 0.47 per cent) and Bandhan Bank(up 0.4 per cent) were among the top gainers.

AU Small Finance Bank(down 0.42 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 0.39 per cent), HDFC Bank(down 0.25 per cent) and Federal Bank(down 0.15 per cent) were the top losers on the index.


The Nifty Bank index was up 0.1 per cent at 42390.25 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 32.65 points at 18192.6, while the BSE Sensex was up 115.95 points at 61260.79.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 33 were trading in the green, while 17 were in the red.

Shares of UCO Bank, YES Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, PNB and Central Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Kaynes Technology India Ltd., Easy Trip Planners Ltd., UCO Bank, Kirloskar Ferr and Sat Industries hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while PayTM, Suumaya Lifestyle, Vivo Collaboration Solutions Ltd., Jet Airways and Aakash Exploration hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.