Stock market update: Nifty CPSE index climbs over 3%; Power Grid Corp gains 3%

NEW DELHI: Nifty CPSE stocks were trading on a positive note at 02:08PM (IST) on Monday.

Shares of NTPC (up 8.48 per cent), Power Grid Corporation of India (up 2.94 per cent), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (up 2.85 per cent), Coal India (up 2.84 per cent) and SJVN (up 2.46 per cent) were among the top gainers.

While Bharat Electronics (down 2.21 per cent) was the sole loser in the index.

The Nifty CPSE index was trading 3.25 per cent up at 1494.9 around 02:08PM.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 37.40 points at 11215.8, while the BSE Sensex was up 68.43 points at 37945.77.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 37 were trading in the green, while 13 were in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, NTPC, Vodafone Idea, Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Aditya Birla Fashion (PP), KIOCL Ltd., APL Apollo Tube, Bajaj Elec. and MindTree hit their fresh 52 week high in today's trade, while Mittal Life Style Ltd. and Keerti Knowledge and Skills Ltd. hit fresh 52 week low in trade.