New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Indian banking stocks continued to trade higher for the fourth straight session on Friday, January 02, as sentiment towards the sector strengthened following the release of December quarter updates of select banks, improving credit, and expectations of strong performance in Q3FY26.

The Nifty Bank index rose 0.73% to reach a fresh record high of 60,152, surpassing the previous peak of 60,114, registered on December 01.

With today's rally, the index has shot up by 2%. Among individual stocks today, Yes Bank led the rally with a surge of 3.7% to the day's high of Rs.22.27 apiece, while Union Bank and IndusInd Bank surged 2% and 1.5%, respectively.

Other stocks such as Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, ...