Nifty Bank opened on a strongly positive note, gapping up nearly 1,190 points, and kept gaining through the session as a brief dip toward 56,700 drew fresh buying. The index opened at 57,102.80, touched a high of 57,847.65, a low of 56,718.20, and closed at 57,773.65, up 1,860.05 points or 3.33%. The day’s low held well above the previous close of 55,913.60, leaving an unfilled breakaway gap. A long bullish candle cleared the 50-, 100-, and 200-SMA in one session. All 14 constituents ended higher. Among heavyweights, ICICIBANK (+5.33%), AXISBANK (+3.90%), and HDFCBANK (+3.16%) led, while SBIN (+2.80%) and KOTAKBANK (+1.65%) lagged. FEDERALBNK (+0.98%) was the weakest constituent.
