Stock market update: Nifty Realty index falls 0.17%

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

Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate(up 5.9 per cent), Godrej Properties(up 1.94 per cent) and Macrotech Developers(up 0.56 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Phoenix Mills(down 3.55 per cent), Prestige Estates Projects(down 1.65 per cent), DLF(down 0.96 per cent), Brigade Enterprises(down 0.75 per cent) and Oberoi Realty(down 0.13 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Realty index closed 0.17 per cent down at 435.2.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 180.3 points at 16520.85, while the BSE Sensex stood up 629.91 points at 55397.53.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 35 ended in the green, while 14 closed in the red.

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

Shares of Paradeep Phosphates Ltd., Crown Lifters, Delhivery Ltd., Royal Orchid and International Constructions Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Vikas Proppant & Gr, Setco Automotive, DRC Systems India Ltd., Radhika Jeweltech and OrissaBengalCarrier hit their fresh 52-week lows.