Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.52%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index closed on a positive note on Tuesday.

Shares of Sona BLW Precision Forgings(up 3.46 per cent), Bharat Forge(up 2.72 per cent), Hero MotoCorp(up 0.86 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra(up 0.78 per cent) and MRF(up 0.57 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Eicher Motors(down 0.66 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International(down 0.42 per cent), TIINDIA(down 0.18 per cent) and Tata Motors(down 0.05 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.


The Nifty Auto index closed 0.52 per cent up at 15507.9.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 2.85 points at 19396.45, while the BSE Sensex stood up 3.94 points at 65220.03.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 28 ended in the green, while 22 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, Trident Ltd, Reliance Power and Zomato were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Yuken India, Dredging Corp, Birla Cable, Arham Technologies and Mold Tek Tech hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Omaxe, Steel Exchange, Allcargo Terminals, Penta Gold and Jio Financial Servic hit their fresh 52-week lows.