Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 1.26%

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

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra(up 4.03 per cent), Ashok Leyland(up 1.98 per cent), Tata Motors(up 1.93 per cent), Bharat Forge(up 1.19 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki(up 1.02 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, TVS Motor Company(down 0.83 per cent), Hero MotoCorp(down 0.76 per cent), Eicher Motors(down 0.71 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 0.51 per cent) and Balkrishna Industries(down 0.3 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.


The Nifty Auto index closed 1.26 per cent up at 14570.25.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 59.75 points at 18593.85, while the BSE Sensex stood up 240.36 points at 62787.47.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 25 ended in the green, while 24 closed in the red.

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

Shares of The Hi-Tech Gears, Anisha Impex, Mazagon Dock Ship, Anlon Technology Sol and Banswara Syntex hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Viji Finance, Quicktouch Technolog, Power & Instrument, Bombay Metrics Suppl and Advitiya Trade India hit their fresh 52-week lows.