Stock market update: Nifty Bank index falls 0.95%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index closed on a negative note on Friday.

Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 0.05 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Bandhan Bank(down 3.37 per cent), AU Small Finance Bank(down 3.0 per cent), IDFCBANK(down 2.62 per cent), Axis Bank(down 2.06 per cent) and Federal Bank(down 2.01 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.


The Nifty Bank index closed 0.95 per cent down at 35275.05.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 43.7 points at 16584.3, while the BSE Sensex stood down 48.88 points at 55769.23.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 12 ended in the green, while 38 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, Ibull Housing Fin, YES Bank and Zomato Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Aether Industries Ltd., Ion Exchange, Globesecure Technologies Ltd., Globe Intl. Carriers and Shubhlaxmi Jewel Art hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Ramco Cements, Dalmia Bharat, JK Cement, Hikal Ltd and Grasim Inds. hit their fresh 52-week lows.