Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 2.28%
Shares of ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(down 4.3 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(down 3.98 per cent), Bharat Forge Ltd.(down 3.66 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 3.25 per cent) and Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 3.15 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Auto index closed 2.28 per cent down at 17523.55.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 302.95 points at 21150.15, while the BSE Sensex stood down 930.88 points at 70506.31.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 4 ended in the green, while 46 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Indian Railway Fin, Reliance Power and JP Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of SAL Steel Ltd, Capital Trust, CL Educate, Times Guaranty and Hindcon Chemicals hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Bajel Projects, Bohra Industries, Aeroflex Industries, ASK Automotive and Shivalik Rasayan hit their fresh 52-week lows.
