SBI, ICICI Bank, Canara Bank, IndusInd Bank, IOB, BOI, Oriental Bank and Andhra Bank were up 3%-6% on NSE.
Nifty Bank index was up 2% or 336 points at 17,015 as compared to 1.5% rise in the Nifty 50 at 03:09 pm.
SBI, ICICI Bank, Andhra Bank, BOB, Allahabad Bank, PNB and Indian Overseas Bank were up more than 2% each.
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Corporation Bank, Dena Bank, J&K Bank, Karnataka Bank, Karur Vysya and South India Bank touched their respective 52-week lows in intra-day trade on the NSE.