Stock market update: Nifty Realty index falls 1.21%

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

Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate(up 0.23 per cent), Phoenix Mills(up 0.22 per cent) and Prestige Estates Projects(up 0.1 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Godrej Properties(down 2.88 per cent), DLF(down 1.83 per cent), Brigade Enterprises(down 1.75 per cent), Macrotech Developers(down 0.97 per cent) and Sunteck Realty(down 0.83 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.21 per cent down at 437.7.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 35.15 points at 18385.3, while the BSE Sensex stood down 103.9 points at 61702.29.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 12 ended in the green, while 36 closed in the red.

Shares of Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd., JP Power and Vodafone Idea were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Malu Paper Mill, Nelcast, Donear Ind, Confidence Petro and Salasar Techno Engg hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Arshiya, Jakharia Fabric, Penta Gold, Sintex Inds. and Vital Chemtech Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week lows.