Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.66%
Shares of Tube Investments of India Ltd.(up 16.71 per cent), Bharat Forge Ltd.(up 1.76 per cent), Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 1.37 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 1.15 per cent) and Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 1.09 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(down 1.25 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.04 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(down 0.9 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 0.38 per cent) and Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 0.27 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Auto index closed 0.66 per cent up at 16972.2.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 28.45 points at 19811.85, while the BSE Sensex stood up 92.47 points at 66023.24.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 27 ended in the green, while 23 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Reliance Power, JP Power and SJVN were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of CG Power & Ind., Compucom Soft, Shanthi Gears, Tube Investments and Coral India Finance hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Bohra Industries, Rajesh Exports, Ester Ind, ASK Automotive and Mangalam Drugs hit their fresh 52-week lows.
