Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 1.37%
Shares of Tata Motors Ltd.(up 2.23 per cent), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 2.22 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 2.04 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 2.01 per cent) and MRF Ltd.(up 1.67 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Auto index closed 1.37 per cent up at 17778.9.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 94.35 points at 21349.4, while the BSE Sensex stood up 241.86 points at 71106.96.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 39 ended in the green, while 11 closed in the red.
Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Indian Railway Fin, HFCL and Reliance Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Lakshmi Finance, Starteck Finance, Balmer Lawrie, Sangam(India)and Gyscoal Alloys hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Bajel Projects, Bohra Industries, SEL Manufact, Raj Rayon and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.
