Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 0.33%
The Nifty Auto index closed 0.33 per cent down at 20931.85.
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index closed on a negative note on Tuesday.Shares of Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 4.36 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 1.01 per cent), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 0.71 per cent), Bosch Ltd.(up 0.15 per cent) and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.05 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(down 2.06 per cent), MRF Ltd.(down 1.85 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.53 per cent), Ashok Leyland Ltd.(down 1.36 per cent) and TVS Motor Company Ltd.(down 1.14 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Auto index closed 0.33 per cent down at 20931.85.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 3.05 points at 22335.7, while the BSE Sensex stood up 165.32 points at 73667.96.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 12 ended in the green, while 38 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Jio Financial Servic, Infibeam Avenues and NHPC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Quick Heal Tech, Somi Conveyor, Modern Threads(India)Ltd., Tarapur Trans and Hercules Hoists hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Sindhu Trade, Medicamen Bio, Nandani Creation, Nova Agritech and Exicom Tele-Systems hit their fresh 52-week lows.
Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times