Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 2.16%

On the other hand, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(down 2.54 per cent), MRF Ltd.(down 2.04 per cent) and Tube Investments of India Ltd.(down 1.77 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 2.16 per cent up at 22067.95.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 152.6 points at 22666.3, while the BSE Sensex stood up 494.28 points at 74742.5.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 37 ended in the green, while 13 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, IRB Infra Dev., IDFC First Bank and Exide Inds. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Arvee Laboratories, Abans Holdings, Sundaram Finance, Archidply Ind and Ind Swift Ltd hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Penta Gold, Gopal Snacks, Bata India, Dabur India and GIR Natureview hit their fresh 52-week lows.