Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 2.27%

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

Shares of Balkrishna Industries(up 8.6 per cent), Eicher Motors(up 7.62 per cent), Escorts(up 6.15 per cent), Bharat Forge(up 5.14 per cent) and TVS Motor Company(up 2.97 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 2.6 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.


The Nifty Auto index closed 2.27 per cent up at 10649.1.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 60.15 points at 15842.3, while the BSE Sensex stood up 180.22 points at 52973.84.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 ended in the green, while 20 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Ambuja Cements, YES Bank, Bank of Baroda and Zomato Ltd. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Blue Chip India, GSS Infotech, Raj Rayon, Zenith Birla and Avro India hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Gayatri Highways, Heranba Industries Ltd., Mahamaya Steel, Thyrocare Tech. and Honeywell hit their fresh 52-week lows.