Stock market update: Nifty IT index falls 0.75%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty IT index closed on a negative note on Monday.

Shares of Coforge(up 1.4 per cent) and MPhasis(up 1.4 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, L&T Technology(down 2.79 per cent), Tech Mahindra(down 1.15 per cent), Tata Consultancy(down 1.12 per cent), Infosys(down 1.02 per cent) and HCL Technologies(down 0.72 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty IT index closed 0.75 per cent down at 29403.5.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 60.15 points at 15842.3, while the BSE Sensex stood up 180.22 points at 52973.84.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 ended in the green, while 20 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Ambuja Cements, YES Bank, Bank of Baroda and Zomato Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Blue Chip India, GSS Infotech, Raj Rayon, Zenith Birla and Avro India hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Gayatri Highways, Heranba Industries Ltd., Mahamaya Steel, Thyrocare Tech. and Honeywell hit their fresh 52-week lows.