Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.1% in an upbeat market

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Ashok Leyland(up 3.52 per cent), Balkrishna Industries(up 1.55 per cent), Eicher Motors(up 1.47 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International(up 1.03 per cent) and Bharat Forge(up 0.73 per cent) were among the top gainers. Mahindra & Mahindra(down 0.95 per cent), Tata Motors(down 0.47 per cent), TIINDIA(down 0.22 per cent), Hero MotoCorp(down 0.08 per cent) and Bajaj Auto(down 0.04 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was up 0.1 per cent at 15633.05 at the time of writing this report. Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 8.7 points at 19448.1, while the BSE Sensex was up 25.1 points at 65642.94.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 24 were trading in the green, while 26 were in the red. Shares of Reliance Power, Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, Zomato and Easy Trip Planners were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Premier Exp, Ashoka Metcast, Zen Tech, Elgi Equipments and Sundaram Brake hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Pentagon Rubber, Magson Retail & Dist, Jainam Ferro Alloys, Cell Point(India)and Aatmaj Healthcare Ltd. hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.