Stock market update: Nifty Realty index drops 2%; Brigade Enterprises dips 4%

NEW DELHI: Nifty Realty index was trading lower at 01:39PM (IST) on Wednesday.

Shares of Brigade Enterprises (down 3.73 per cent), DLF (down 2.98 per cent), Phoenix Mills (down 2.57 per cent), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 2.12 per cent) and Sobha (down 1.77 per cent) were the top losers in the index.

While Prestige Estates Projects (up 0.35 per cent) were among the top gainers.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 1.78 per cent down at 217.9 around 01:39PM.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 61.80 points at 11724.2, while the BSE Sensex was up 269.56 points at 39844.13.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 19 were trading in the green, while 31 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Vedanta , Tata Motors, ONGC and SBI were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Thyrocare Technologies Ltd., Metropolis Healthcare Ltd., Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd., Ruchi Soya Inds and Infibeam Avenues Ltd. hit their fresh 52 week high in today's trade, while Vikas Proppant & Granite Ltd., Vasa Retail & Overseas Ltd., S & S Power Switchgear Ltd., AB Infrabuild Ltd., Twentyfirst Century Management Services Ltd. and California Software Company Ltd. hit fresh 52 week low in trade.