Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.57% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded positive around 10:50AM(IST)on Tuesday in a weak market.

Tata Motors Ltd.(up 2.38 per cent), Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 1.89 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(up 1.48 per cent), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 1.25 per cent) and Ashok Leyland Ltd.(up 0.89 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Tube Investments of India Ltd.(down 1.73 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(down 1.27 per cent), Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 0.65 per cent) and Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 0.01 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was up 0.57 per cent at 17137.75 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 24.7 points at 19819.4, while the BSE Sensex was down 16.73 points at 65953.31.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 were trading in the green, while 20 were in the red.

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

Shares of India Motor Part, Navkar Corp, Megastar Foods, Eimco Elecon and Gujarat Pipavav hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Bohra Industries, Penta Gold, Radaan Media, SEL Manufact and Winsome Yarns hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.