Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.99%

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

Shares of Federal Bank(up 2.99 per cent), Bank of Baroda(up 1.95 per cent), State Bank of India(up 1.79 per cent), IDFCBANK(up 1.61 per cent) and IndusInd Bank(up 1.4 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 0.07 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.


The Nifty Bank index closed 0.99 per cent up at 43252.35.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 68.5 points at 18191.0, while the BSE Sensex stood up 223.6 points at 61133.88.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 31 ended in the green, while 18 closed in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, IOB, PNB, Suzlon Energy and Vodafone Idea were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Uma Converter Ltd., Arihant Academy Ltd., HEC Infra Projects, Sandesh Ltd and Swastik Pipe Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Shaily Engg Pla, Kavveri Telecom, Sintex Inds., Godha Cabcon & Insul and Abans Holdings Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week lows.