Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 2.03%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index closed on a positive note on Friday.

Shares of TVS Motor Company(up 4.21 per cent), Tata Motors(up 2.84 per cent), MRF(up 2.77 per cent), Eicher Motors(up 2.67 per cent) and Bosch(up 2.66 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Bharat Forge(down 2.55 per cent) and Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 0.83 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 2.03 per cent up at 12361.65.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 110.55 points at 16049.2, while the BSE Sensex stood up 344.63 points at 53760.78.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 34 ended in the green, while 16 closed in the red.

Shares of , , SAIL, Zomato Ltd. and were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of , GRP Ltd, , BLS Int. Services and hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while , , Ltd., and hit their fresh 52-week lows.