Auto shares rise

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Auto stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Auto index rising 435.78 points or 3.88% at 11679.75 at 09:53 IST.

Among the components of the S&P BSE Auto index, Ashok Leyland Ltd (up 9.91%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (up 6.27%),Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (up 4.35%),Hero MotoCorp Ltd (up 4.08%),Balkrishna Industries Ltd (up 4.04%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were TVS Motor Company Ltd (up 3.93%), Bosch Ltd (up 3.59%), Eicher Motors Ltd (up 3.07%), Bajaj Auto Ltd (up 2.95%), and Apollo Tyres Ltd (up 2.94%).

At 09:53 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 552.46 or 1.84% at 30619.67.

The Nifty 50 index was up 158.95 points or 1.81% at 8951.15.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 299.15 points or 3.05% at 10096.36.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 113.12 points or 3.24% at 3602.54.

On BSE,1072 shares were trading in green, 283 were trading in red and 51 were unchanged.

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First Published: Wed, April 08 2020. 10:01 IST