Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 1.24%

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

Shares of TIINDIA(up 4.02 per cent), Maruti Suzuki(up 2.73 per cent), Bharat Forge(up 2.58 per cent), Eicher Motors(up 1.91 per cent) and Ashok Leyland(up 1.87 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Bajaj Auto(down 1.24 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 0.34 per cent) and Balkrishna Industries(down 0.16 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 1.24 per cent up at 12952.8.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 74.4 points at 17656.35, while the BSE Sensex stood down 287.7 points at 59543.96.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 20 ended in the green, while 29 closed in the red.

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

Shares of Varanium Cloud Ltd., , , Tips . and Maks Energy Solutions India Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while , , Vikas Proppant & Gr, Ltd. and hit their fresh 52-week lows.