Stock market update: Nifty Realty index advances 0.65%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Realty index closed on a positive note on Friday.

Shares of Phoenix Mills(up 3.12 per cent), Macrotech Developers(up 1.81 per cent), Prestige Estates Projects(up 1.59 per cent), Brigade Enterprises(up 1.43 per cent) and Oberoi Realty(up 0.39 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Indiabulls Real Estate(down 3.15 per cent) and Godrej Properties(down 0.48 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Realty index closed 0.65 per cent up at 443.25.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 39.15 points at 17698.15, while the BSE Sensex stood up 130.18 points at 59462.78.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 26 ended in the green, while 24 closed in the red.

Shares of Zomato Ltd., Tata Steel, , YES Bank and were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of , , Ltd., and Ethos Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while , Birla Tyres, 8K Miles Soft, and Vipul Ltd hit their fresh 52-week lows.