Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 1.36%
The Nifty Bank index closed 1.36 per cent up at 36334.3.

Shares of IDFCBANK(up 2.51 per cent), ICICI Bank(up 2.18 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 1.91 per cent), HDFC Bank(up 1.73 per cent) and Axis Bank(up 1.71 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, AU Small Finance Bank(down 1.11 per cent), Federal Bank(down 0.51 per cent), IndusInd Bank(down 0.31 per cent) and State Bank of India(down 0.14 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Bank index closed 1.36 per cent up at 36334.3.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 172.95 points at 17498.25, while the BSE Sensex stood up 740.34 points at 58683.99.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 32 ended in the green, while 18 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, IDFC First Bank, Adani Power, Vodafone Idea and Indian Oil Corp. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Deep Industries Ltd., Raymond, Aarvi Encon, Usha Martin and Tata Elxsi hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Virescent Renewable Energy Trust, GMR Power and Urban Infra Ltd., Akash Infra-Proj, Nagreeka Capital and Supreme Infra hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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