Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.16% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded positive around 10:39AM(IST)on Tuesday in an upbeat market.

Bharat Forge(up 1.42 per cent), Bajaj Auto(up 0.76 per cent), MRF(up 0.74 per cent), Balkrishna Industries(up 0.71 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki(up 0.59 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Tata Motors(down 1.22 per cent), Ashok Leyland(down 0.55 per cent), Amara Raja Batteries(down 0.09 per cent) and Eicher Motors(down 0.03 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was up 0.16 per cent at 11132.6 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 89.0 points at 17714.7, while the BSE Sensex was up 334.63 points at 59517.85.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 33 were trading in the green, while 17 were in the red.

Shares of JP Power, Suzlon Energy, YES Bank, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Indo Rama Synth, Mirza Intnl, Shree Rama Multi, ARSS Infra and Arihant Capital hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Vivo Collaboration Solutions Ltd., A and M Jumbo Bags L, Shri Ram Switchgears, HEC Infra Projects and Vishwaraj Sugar hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.