Stock market update: Nifty IT index advances 0.41%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty IT index closed on a positive note on Wednesday.

Shares of Wipro(up 1.73 per cent), Infosys(up 0.38 per cent), HCL Technologies(up 0.37 per cent), Tata Consultancy(up 0.34 per cent) and L&T Technology(up 0.28 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Persistent Systems(down 0.43 per cent) and LTIMindtree Ltd(down 0.01 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.


The Nifty IT index closed 0.41 per cent up at 29617.8.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 112.05 points at 18165.35, while the BSE Sensex stood up 390.02 points at 61045.74.

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

Shares of YES Bank, Zomato Ltd., PNB, Tata Steel and FSN E-Comm(Nykaa)were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of TVS Electronics, Homesfy Realty Ltd., Atul Auto, JTL Infra and Generic Engg hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Anlon Technology Solutions Ltd., Nureca Ltd., Chaman Metallics Ltd., Ballarpur Inds. and Nakoda Group Of Ind hit their fresh 52-week lows.