Stock market update: Nifty PSU Bank index down 1%; UCO Bank sheds 2%

NEW DELHI: Nifty PSU Bank index was trading with losses at 01:09PM (IST) on Wednesday.

While J & K Bank (down 2.25 per cent), UCO Bank (down 2.17 per cent), Bank of India (down 1.93 per cent), Union Bank of India (down 1.6 per cent) and State Bank of India (down 1.52 per cent) were the top losers in the index.

The Nifty PSU Bank index was trading 1.16 per cent down at 1418.85 around 01:09PM.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 45.85 points at 11567.65, while the BSE Sensex was up 145.5 points at 39189.85.

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

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and ITC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Vinati Organics, Radico Khaitan, Strides Shasun , RIL (PP) and Hexaware hit their fresh 52 week high in today's trade, while CKP Leisure Ltd., SKIL Infrastructure Ltd., Kuantum Papers Ltd., Twentyfirst Century Management Services Ltd., Mangalam Global Enterprise Ltd. and Blue Chip India Ltd. hit fresh 52 week low in trade.