Stock market update: Nifty Realty index advances 1.12%

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

Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate(up 3.18 per cent), DLF(up 2.52 per cent), Godrej Properties(up 2.07 per cent), Oberoi Realty(up 1.78 per cent) and Prestige Estates Projects(up 1.56 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Phoenix Mills(down 1.46 per cent), Macrotech Developers(down 1.25 per cent) and SOBHA(down 1.2 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.12 per cent up at 466.7.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 35.75 points at 18321.15, while the BSE Sensex stood up 98.84 points at 61872.62.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 28 ended in the green, while 21 closed in the red.

Shares of Suzlon Energy, Vodafone Idea, Zomato, Indian Railway Fin and YES Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Revathi Equip, Sky Gold, Onward Tech, Andhra Cements and Kingfa Science Tech hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Power & Instrument, Jakharia Fabric, Sahyadri Ind, BEML Land Assets and Sanginita Chemicals hit their fresh 52-week lows.