Stock market update: Nifty Auto index 1.46% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded around 09:59AM(IST)on Friday in a weak market.

were among the top gainers.

Apollo Tyres Ltd.(down 3.27 per cent), Ashok Leyland Ltd.(down 2.98 per cent), Exide Industries Ltd.(down 2.63 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(down 2.61 per cent) and Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 2.05 per cent) were the top losers on the index.


The Nifty Auto index was 1.46 per cent at 22964.90 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 137.85 points at 23388.65, while the BSE Sensex was 383.03 points at 77237.18.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 9 were trading in the green, while 41 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Zomato, IREDA and ITI Ltd were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Atlas Cycles, Indo Thai Sec, IRIS Business Services, PTC Industries and Power & Instrument hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while GTPL Hathway, Tata Elxsi, Premier Ltd, Indian Terrain and Simbhaoli Sugars hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.