May 17 (Reuters) - Indian shares hit record closing highs on Wednesday, their third straight record close, helped by a surge in auto stocks such as Tata Motors Ltd late in the trading day.

The benchmark BSE index closed up 0.25 percent at 30,658.77, while the broader NSE index ended 0.14 percent higher at 9,525.75.

Both indexes also hit record intraday highs earlier.

The NSE auto index rose 0.7 percent to climb to its highest ever.

For midday report see (Reporting by Arnab Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Biju Dwarakanath)

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