Stock market update: Nifty Bank index advances 1.48%

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

Shares of IDFCBANK(up 3.79 per cent), IndusInd Bank(up 3.1 per cent), Bandhan Bank(up 2.56 per cent), Federal Bank(up 2.18 per cent) and Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 1.97 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, AU Small Finance Bank(down 0.69 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Bank index closed 1.48 per cent up at 35613.3.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 182.3 points at 16352.45, while the BSE Sensex stood up 632.13 points at 54884.66.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 37 ended in the green, while 13 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, ONGC, Suzlon Energy, YES Bank and SAIL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Accuracy Shipping, Medico Remedies, Empyrean Cashews Ltd., Kohinoor Foods and Standard Ind hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Piramal Ent., Indo Nat Ltd, Debock Sales & Mktg, Birla Tyres and Future Retail hit their fresh 52-week lows.