Stock market update: Nifty Realty index advances 1.45%

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

Shares of Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(up 4.01 per cent), Phoenix Mills Ltd.(up 3.58 per cent), Brigade Enterprises Ltd.(up 1.87 per cent), Sobha Ltd.(up 1.53 per cent) and Macrotech Developers Ltd.(up 0.98 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Sunteck Realty Ltd.(down 0.39 per cent) and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.(down 0.02 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.45 per cent up at 973.25.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 38.56 points at 22604.85, while the BSE Sensex stood down 188.5 points at 74482.78.

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

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, NHPC, PNB and IDFC First Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of JNK India, Jana Small Finance B, Likhitha Infra, Pudumjee Paper Prod and ABB Power hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Osia Hyper Retail, Sheela Foam, Popular Vehicles, Gloster and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.