Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 0.22%

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

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra(up 1.41 per cent), Hero MotoCorp(up 1.13 per cent), Bajaj Auto(up 0.86 per cent), Eicher Motors(up 0.82 per cent) and Bharat Forge(up 0.57 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 4.47 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International(down 2.84 per cent), Ashok Leyland(down 1.43 per cent), Tata Motors(down 1.3 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki(down 0.85 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.22 per cent down at 15537.9.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 13.85 points at 19646.05, while the BSE Sensex stood down 106.62 points at 66160.2.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 28 ended in the green, while 22 closed in the red.

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

Shares of Jagsonpal Pharm, Intellect Design, Foseco India, Sundaram Finance and Fino Payments Bank hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Shrenik, KKV Agro Powers Ltd., Service Care, Advitiya Trade India and Spectrum Talent Mana hit their fresh 52-week lows.