Stock market update: Nifty IT index advances 0.97%

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

Shares of Tech Mahindra(up 3.2 per cent), Wipro(up 1.31 per cent), Infosys(up 1.25 per cent), Tata Consultancy(up 0.64 per cent) and MPhasis(up 0.61 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, HCL Technologies(down 0.07 per cent) and Coforge(down 0.01 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.


The Nifty IT index closed 0.97 per cent up at 28102.4.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 174.35 points at 17798.75, while the BSE Sensex stood up 659.31 points at 59688.22.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 36 ended in the green, while 13 closed in the red.

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

Shares of Mahalaxmi Rub, Euro India Fresh, Arvind SmartSpaces, Sarthak Metals and Selan Expl Tech hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Debock Sales & Mktg, Gayatri Project, GRM Overseas, Natco Pharma and Sanofi India hit their fresh 52-week lows.