Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.17% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index traded positive around 10:04AM(IST)on Friday in a weak market.

Punjab National Bank(up 7.37 per cent), Bandhan Bank(up 2.12 per cent), IDFCBANK(up 1.32 per cent), Axis Bank(up 1.05 per cent) and IndusInd Bank(up 0.67 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 0.77 per cent), HDFC Bank(down 0.32 per cent) and AU Small Finance Bank(down 0.18 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Bank index was up 0.17 per cent at 43148.5 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 15.3 points at 18468.8, while the BSE Sensex was down 57.51 points at 62215.17.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 22 were trading in the green, while 28 were in the red.

Shares of PNB, Ltd., YES Bank, and IDBI Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of , , BSL Ltd, and Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while , , , and Future Consumer hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.