Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 1.05%
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index closed on a positive note on Monday.
Shares of Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 2.49 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 2.25 per cent), MRF Ltd.(up 2.06 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.5 per cent) and Exide Industries Ltd.(up 1.22 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
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On the other hand, Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(down 6.33 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 0.26 per cent) and TVS Motor Company Ltd.(down 0.14 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Auto index closed 1.05 per cent up at 23763.15.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 148.0 points at 25001.15, while the BSE Sensex stood up 455.37 points at 82176.45.
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Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 38 ended in the green, while 12 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, Reliance Power, Suzlon Energy, IFCI and Eternal were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Khaitan(India), Camlin Fine Sc, ITD Cementation, Stampede Cap(DVR)and Racl Geartech hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Career Point, Godha Cabcon & Insul, Shree Ram Proteins, JP Associates and SKIL Infrastructure hit their fresh 52-week lows.
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