Axis Bank share price closes at ₹1,212, rises 0.17% on October 22

Key Takeaways

• Axis Bank ended October 22 at ₹1,212, gaining 0.17%, and finished only ₹4 below the session high of ₹1,216. 
• More than 10.37 million shares traded, while the stock remained below its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day DMAs. 
• At ₹1,212, Axis Bank was ₹62 above its displayed 52-week low of ₹1,150 and ₹206 below the ₹1,418 high. 

Axis Bank share price ended October 22 at ₹1,212, an increase of ₹2 or 0.17%. The bank stock opened at ₹1,207 against the previous close of ₹1,210. It dipped to ₹1,200, reached ₹1,216 at the session high and finished ₹4 below that upper point. The full intraday range measured ₹16. 

Volume was one of the more prominent numbers for Axis Bank, with 10,372,446 shares changing hands. From the intraday low, the closing price recovered ₹12, while it ended ₹5 above the open. Despite that recovery inside the session, the day-on-day move remained limited to 0.17%, giving the stock a relatively small net change compared with its intraday range. 

The close sat below all three moving averages listed on the 5paisa page. Its 50-day DMA was ₹1,249.90, a difference of ₹37.90 from the close. The 100-day DMA stood at ₹1,260.40 and the 200-day DMA at ₹1,259.20. Those latter two measures were separated by just ₹1.20, while the closing price was roughly ₹47–₹48 below them. 

Axis Bank's displayed 52-week low was ₹1,150, with the annual high at ₹1,418. At ₹1,212, the stock was ₹62 above the low and ₹206 below the high. The closing level was therefore much closer to the bottom of the displayed annual band in absolute rupee terms. 

Recent returns were also negative across the periods shown. The one-month return stood at -3.04%, the three-month figure at -3.67% and the six-month return at -12.03%. Over one year, the return was -2.04%. Six months was the weakest of these four periods, while the one-year decline was comparatively limited. Together with the close near the lower portion of the 52-week range, those numbers formed the main factual features of the October 22 session.