INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Gains in IndusInd Bank (up 1.25 per cent), State Bank of India (up 0.82 per cent), Punjab National Bank (up 0.62 per cent) and
HDFC Bank (up 0.61 per cent) helped Nifty Bank index close the day in the green zone.
The Nifty Bank index settled 0.23 per cent up at
IDFC Bank (down 3.87 per cent) incurred heavy losses on Monday.
YES Bank (down 1.50 per cent), RBL Bank (down 0.79 per cent), Federal Bank
(down 0.61 per cent) and ICICI Bank (down 0.50 per cent) also stood among the losers.
Axis Bank (down 0.40 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank
(down 0.10 per cent) and Bank of Baroda (down 0.04 per cent) finished the day with small losses
Key equity indices closed almost flat on Monday as gains in bank, financial and pharma counters were offset by losses in auto, IT and metal
stocks.
The Sensex index closed at 35,557, up by 21 points
Overall, 16 stocks closed the day in the green, while 15 in the red in the index
The Nifty50 settled flat at 10,807, with 22 stocks advancing and 28 declining
NTPC, BPCL, IndusInd Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and Power Grid Corporation closed as the top gainers in the Nifty index.
Titan, Zee
Entertainment, Tata Motors and Mahindra Mahindra finished as the top losers in the Nifty pack of stocks.
