Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.62% in an upbeat market

Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(down 1.46 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(down 0.83 per cent), Tube Investments of India Ltd.(down 0.52 per cent), Bosch Ltd.(down 0.29 per cent) and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 0.27 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was up 0.62 per cent at 21743.7 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 117.05 points at 22264.05, while the BSE Sensex was up 305.45 points at 73393.78.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 42 were trading in the green, while 8 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Indian Renewable, Hind Copper and Jio Financial Servic were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Premier Exp, Hindustan Motor, TPL Plastech, Automotive Stamp and Venus Pipes & Tubes hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Lakshmi Precis, CMI Ltd, Sumeet Ind, Melstar Info and GIR Natureview hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.