NEW DELHI: <a href="/topic/Bank-stocks" target="_blank">Bank stocks</a> were trading on a positive note at 11:24AM (IST) on Wednesday. 
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<br> Shares of <a target="_blank" href="/punjab-national-bank/stocks/companyid-11585.cms">Punjab National Bank</a> (up 4.57 per cent), Federal Bank (up 2.52 per cent), <a target="_blank" href="/bank-of-baroda/stocks/companyid-12040.cms">Bank of Baroda</a> (up 1.94 per cent), <a target="_blank" href="/state-bank-of-india/stocks/companyid-11984.cms">State Bank of India</a> (up 1.92 per cent) and <a target="_blank" href="/bandhan-bank-ltd/stocks/companyid-67665.cms">Bandhan Bank</a> (up 1.22 per cent) were among the top gainers. 
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<br> While IDFC Bank (down 0.32 per cent) was the sole loser in the index. 
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<br> The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.69 per cent up at 22324.5 around 11:24AM. 
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<br> Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 35.95 points at 11421.3, while the BSE Sensex was up 135.23 points at 38663.55. 
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<br> Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 36 were trading in the green, while 13 were in the red. 
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<br> Shares of YES Bank, Ashok Leyland, Vodafone Idea, Zee Ent. and PNB were among the most traded shares on the NSE. 
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<br> Shares of IRB Infra Dev, KIOCL Ltd., Birlasoft, ITI Ltd and Tata Comm hit their fresh 52 week high in today's trade, while Mittal Life Style Ltd. and AB Infrabuild Ltd. hit fresh 52 week low in trade.