Stock market update: Realty shares advance; DLF rises over 2%

NEW DELHI: Realty shares were trading in the positive zone in Tuesday's morning session.

Shares of DLF (up 2.55 per cent), Mahindra Lifespace Developers (up 2.07 per cent), Sobha (up 1.92 per cent) and Godrej Properties (up 1.73 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.

Oberoi Realty (up 1.35 per cent), Prestige Estates Projects (up 0.94 per cent), Phoenix Mills (up 0.78 per cent) and Brigade Enterprises (up 0.62 per cent) too were trading higher.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 1.50 per cent up at 291.05 around 10:27 am.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 42.25 points at 12,046.30 while the BSE Sensex was down 114.99 points at 40,152.63.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 20 were trading in the green, while 30 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, SAIL, Bank of Baroda, PNB, IDBI Bank, Tata Motors, DLF, Manappuram Fin and Ashok Leyland were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Bull or Bear? Stay on top of the game with our LIVE MARKET BLOG