New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Shares of HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda, IDFC First Bank, and ICICI Bank, part of the Nifty Bank, continued to shine in the Indian stock market during Thursday's trading session, September 18, propelling the index higher for the 12th straight day.

The Nifty Bank index rallied another 0.61% to 55,835, reaching a one-month high today.

Among individual counters, Bank of Baroda gained 2.6% to hit an intraday high of Rs.252.25 apiece, while HDFC Bank and AU Small Finance Bank also advanced over 1% to the day's highs. As of 11:50 a.m., 11 out of 12 stocks in the index were trading in the green.

After remaining under pressure for two months and closing both July and August in the red, banking stocks kicked off September on ...