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Market Update: Broader indices back in green as Nifty PSU bank jumps 3%; Andhra Bank, BoI spike 8%

The Nifty PSU banking index jumped 3.66 percent led by Bank of India which zoomed over 9 percent intraday on the back of recovery of Rs 7,000 crore from other banks. Punjab National Bank was up 4.3 percent while Andhra Bank zoomed over 5 percent.

March 13, 2018 / 14:59 IST
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The Indian markets on Tuesday afternoon was trading on a flat note with the Nifty shedding 22 points at 10,395  while the Sensex was up 22 points or 0.7 percent.

The Nifty PSU banking index was trading higher by 2 percent led by Bank of India which zoomed over 7 percent intraday on the back of recovery of Rs 7,000 crore from other banks. Punjab National Bank was up 3.2 percent while Andhra Bank zoomed over 6 percent.

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The top Nifty gainers included HPCL which jumped 4.2 percent while BPCL was up 3.96 percent. IOC, Bharti Infratel and Indiabulls  Housing were the other top gainers.

The top Nifty losers included Tata Consultancy Services which fell 5.4 percent after the big block deal trade in opening trade. Promoter Tata Sons may have offloaded stake in the company. The other losers included HCL Tech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Coal India and Ambuja Cements.