Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 1.38%
The Nifty Bank index closed 1.38 per cent up at 45634.55.

Shares of Bank of Baroda(up 4.11 per cent), State Bank of India(up 3.68 per cent), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 2.17 per cent), Axis Bank Ltd.(up 1.5 per cent) and Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 1.4 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Punjab National Bank(down 0.33 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Bank index closed 1.38 per cent up at 45634.55.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 64.55 points at 21782.5, while the BSE Sensex stood up 167.06 points at 71595.49.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 27 ended in the green, while 23 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Zomato, JP Power and NHPC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Orient Press, Sindhu Trade, Apollo Pipes, Orchid Pharma and Keynote Financial hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while ESAF Small Finance, IKIO Lighting, Stampede Cap(DVR), Medicamen Bio and Vinati Organics hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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