Equity indices trade higher, banks and financials lead

Updated:5 years, 1 month ago

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded firm during early hours on May 21 with banking and financial stocks leading the rally. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 538 points or 1.09 per cent at 50,103 while the Nifty 50 moved ahead 160 points or 1.07 per cent to 15,066. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty realty rallying by 2.6 per cent, private bank by 1.9 per cent, PSU bank by 1.3 per cent, financial service by 1.6 per cent and metal by 1 per cent. Among stocks, private sector lenders made gains with IndusInd Bank up by 3.5 per cent to Rs 1,009.75 per share. ICICI Bank advanced by 2.2 per cent, HDFC Bank by 2.1 per cent, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank by 1.9 per cent each.

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