Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 0.17%

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

Shares of Sona BLW Precision Forgings(up 2.24 per cent), Bajaj Auto(up 1.24 per cent), Hero MotoCorp(up 0.31 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra(up 0.18 per cent) and Ashok Leyland(up 0.16 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Samvardhana Motherson International(down 2.02 per cent), Eicher Motors(down 0.86 per cent), Tata Motors(down 0.81 per cent), Balkrishna Industries(down 0.65 per cent) and TIINDIA(down 0.58 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.17 per cent down at 15399.25.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 99.75 points at 19365.25, while the BSE Sensex stood down 388.4 points at 65151.02.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 17 ended in the green, while 33 closed in the red.

Shares of Indian Railway Fin, Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, YES Bank and PNB were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of BF Utilities, Megasoft, eMudhra, Umang Dairies and D P Wires hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Godha Cabcon & Insul, Penta Gold, Oriana Power, Transindia Real Esta and Richa Info Systems L hit their fresh 52-week lows.