Bank stocks rise, Nifty-50 index hit fresh intraday high

The NSE Nifty50 index hit fresh intraday high, by 100.05 points up at 10,435.35 while the BSE Sensex hovered near the day's high, up by 369.98 points at 33,583.11 in mid-morning trade at 11.20 pm on Wednesday, 1^st November. Positive leads from Asian markets together with overnight gains in the U.S market increased investors' sentiment.

Bank stocks rose. The Nifty Bank index hit a record peak of 25, 490.65 points. Among bank stocks in the Nifty50, ICICI Bank were up 4.6%, and SBI traded up 3.3%, while shares of Axis Bank rose 2.8% to Rs. 537.95.

Airtel shares hit a Ten-year high after the company posted stellar numbers for the Q2 30 September. On BSE, The stock of Airtel was the major gainer on both Sensex and Nifty advancing 8.66% to hit the record high of Rs 540.75 on BSE. 

Rupee Watch: The Indian rupee hit nearly 6-week high against the dollar. It opened at 64.67 a dollar and touched a high of 64.64 and was trading at 64.65 versus the USD, up 0.15% from its last day’s close of 64.75.