Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.62% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index traded positive around 10:45AM (IST) on Monday in an upbeat market.

Bandhan Bank (up 4.74 per cent), Axis Bank (up 2.19 per cent), Punjab National Bank (up 1.77 per cent), IndusInd Bank (up 1.51 per cent) and RBLBANK (up 0.88 per cent) were among the top gainers.

IDFCBANK (down 1.44 per cent), AU Small Finance Bank (down 0.33 per cent) and HDFC Bank (down 0.04 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Bank index was up 0.62 per cent at 34800.35 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 97.75 points at 15860.8, while the BSE Sensex was up 309.99 points at 52896.83.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 41 were trading in the green, while 9 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Trident Ltd, IDFC First Bank, BHEL and GTL Infra were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Stylam Ind, MPS Infotecnics, Walpar Nutritions Ltd., Zota Healthcare and Summit Sec hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while OCL Iron Steel, DQ Entertainmnt and Viceroy Hotels hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.