Stock market update: Nifty IT index advances 0.04%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty IT index closed on a positive note on Thursday.

Shares of L&T Technology Services Ltd.(up 2.23 per cent), Infosys Ltd.(up 1.52 per cent), MphasiS Ltd.(up 0.77 per cent), Coforge Ltd.(up 0.43 per cent) and Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.26 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 1.58 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 1.23 per cent), Wipro Ltd.(down 0.76 per cent), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 0.67 per cent) and Persistent Systems Ltd.(down 0.3 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.