Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 0.08%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index closed on a positive note on Tuesday.

Shares of Bandhan Bank(up 4.37 per cent), ICICI Bank(up 1.0 per cent) and Axis Bank(up 0.1 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, AU Small Finance Bank(down 1.78 per cent), Punjab National Bank(down 1.69 per cent), IndusInd Bank(down 1.44 per cent), IDFCBANK(down 1.36 per cent) and Federal Bank(down 1.01 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.08 per cent up at 43053.45.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 55.3 points at 18618.05, while the BSE Sensex stood up 177.04 points at 62681.84.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 25 ended in the green, while 25 closed in the red.

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

Shares of , Rite Zone Chemcon India Ltd., , Mohini Health & Hygi and hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while , , Ishan International Ltd., Penta Gold and Vital Chemtech Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week lows.