Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 1.82%
The Nifty Auto index closed 1.82 per cent up at 22479.9.
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index closed on a positive note on Tuesday.Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 4.58 per cent), Ashok Leyland Ltd.(up 3.94 per cent), Exide Industries Ltd.(up 3.7 per cent), Apollo Tyres Ltd.(up 3.13 per cent) and Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 1.92 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Bharat Forge Ltd.(down 0.85 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Auto index closed 1.82 per cent up at 22479.9.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 38.56 points at 22604.85, while the BSE Sensex stood down 188.5 points at 74482.78.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 24 ended in the green, while 26 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, NHPC, PNB and IDFC First Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of JNK India, Jana Small Finance B, Likhitha Infra, Pudumjee Paper Prod and ABB Power hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Osia Hyper Retail, Sheela Foam, Popular Vehicles, Gloster and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.
Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times
