Bank stocks surge on cleaner books and loan pick-up, can rise further https://ift.tt/7vW8Oip said the bullish momentum means the Bank Nifty index could outperform Nifty in the near-term. The Nifty Bank index has rallied 5.7% and 15.19% in the last one month and three months, respectively. The Nifty 50 index has gained 1.76% and 8.22% during this period.