Live Stock Market Updates – Nifty holds 9620

Nifty PSU Bank Index down 1%. PNB, SBI, Bank of India (-1%).

BSE Realty Index up 1%. Indabulls Real Estate (+3.5%), Unitech, Prestige (+2%), Unitech (-1.5%).

Welspun Ent stock rises 4% after 41.2 lakh shares traded on a block deal.

Navneet Education (+1%) and S Chand (+1.5%) rates on exercise books and note books, drawing and colouring books revised to nil from 12%.

Hindalco rates on aluminium foils revised to 18% from 28%. Stock up 1%.

Cadila Healthcare’s subsidiary Nesher Pharmaceuticals has received nod from the USFDA to market Nystatin topical powder used for treating skin infections in the US market. Stock up 1%.

GST rates revised for 66 items, including insulin and tractor components.

The Finance Minister is to meet PSU bank heads to discuss NPA issues.

Maharashtra waives off all farm loans.