Stock market update: Nifty Realty index advances 1.33%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Realty index closed on a positive note on Wednesday. Shares of Macrotech Developers Ltd.(up 4.

04 per cent), Godrej Properties Ltd.(up 2.74 per cent), Sobha Ltd.



(up 2.07 per cent), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(up 1.

53 per cent) and Brigade Enterprises Ltd.(up 1.45 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Raymond Ltd.(down 1.68 per cent) and Phoenix Mills Ltd.

(down 0.5 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day. The Nifty Realty index closed 1.

33 per cent up at 896.75. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 161.

71 points at 24328.95, while the BSE Sensex stood up 520.9 points at 80116.

49. Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 39 ended in the green, while 11 closed in the red. Shares of Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, IDFC First Bank and Ola Electric Mobilit were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Country Condos, Choice Intnl, Rama Phosphates, Cura Tech and Paradeep Phosphates hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while AGS Transact Tech, Gensol Engg, Dhanvarsha Finvest, Punjab Alkalies and BDR Buildcon hit their fresh 52-week lows..