Led by Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India, the CNX Bank Nifty stocks were on a retreat with 75 per cent of them ending in the red in the early afternoon trade today.
The biggest loser was BoB that shed 7.20 per cent post Q3 results. The stock was down by Rs 62.50 at Rs 805.50.
SBI shed Rs 34.35 to trade at Rs 2,378. Axis Bank , which had been gaining in the past few sessions, lost Rs 23.85 to trade at Rs 1,485.80. PNB shed Rs 13.95 at Rs 885.90, Canara Bank l ost Rs 10.55 at Rs 461.65 and BoI lost Rs 12.40 at Rs 341.35.
The three gainers among the 12 Bank Nifty stocks were ICICI Bank , which was up by Rs 23.75 at Rs 1,194.90, HDFC Bank which was up by Rs 7 at Rs 647.15 and Kotak Mahindra Bank that gained Rs 4.30 at Rs 676.60.