Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.54% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded positive around 10:46AM(IST)on Thursday in an upbeat market.

Samvardhana Motherson International(up 2.47 per cent), Ashok Leyland(up 1.77 per cent), TIINDIA(up 1.69 per cent), Balkrishna Industries(up 1.4 per cent) and Hero MotoCorp(up 0.97 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Maruti Suzuki(down 0.56 per cent), Bosch(down 0.24 per cent), Eicher Motors(down 0.19 per cent) and MRF(down 0.13 per cent) were the top losers on the index.


The Nifty Auto index was up 0.54 per cent at 15699.15 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 165.85 points at 19550.15, while the BSE Sensex was up 603.57 points at 65997.47.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 38 were trading in the green, while 12 were in the red.

Shares of Zomato, YES Bank, Suzlon Energy, Reliance Power and Delta Corp were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Data Patterns(India, Kellton Tech, 63 Moons Tech, Manaksia Aluminium and Ashiana Housing hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Vilin Bio Med Ltd., Shree Ram Proteins, Urban Enviro Waste, Aatmaj Healthcare Ltd. and Magson Retail & Dist hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.