Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.8% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded positive around 10:45AM(IST)on Thursday in an upbeat market.

Maruti Suzuki(up 1.53 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings(up 1.36 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra(up 1.18 per cent), Ashok Leyland(up 1.18 per cent) and TVS Motor Company(up 0.82 per cent) were among the top gainers.

TIINDIA(down 0.34 per cent) and MRF(down 0.1 per cent) were the top losers on the index.


The Nifty Auto index was up 0.8 per cent at 14800.85 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 27.1 points at 18783.0, while the BSE Sensex was up 47.84 points at 63276.35.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 35 were trading in the green, while 14 were in the red.

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

Shares of GKW Ltd, Essar Shipping, Chembond Chem, Uma Exports and Poly Medicure hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Rachana Infrastructu, Kore Digital, GHCL Textiles, Infollion Research and Sintex Plastics Tech hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.