Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.52% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded positive around 09:59AM(IST)on Friday in an upbeat market.

TIINDIA(up 2.37 per cent), Bharat Forge(up 1.93 per cent), Ashok Leyland(up 1.31 per cent), Balkrishna Industries(up 1.0 per cent) and Escorts Kubota(up 0.71 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Mahindra & Mahindra(down 0.12 per cent) and MRF(down 0.05 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was up 0.52 per cent at 13220.1 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 89.05 points at 17887.8, while the BSE Sensex was up 268.75 points at 59956.97.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 44 were trading in the green, while 5 were in the red.

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

Shares of Euro India Fresh, D P Wires, BSL Ltd, Mohini Health & Hygi and Mahalaxmi Rub hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Ameya Precision Engineers Ltd., JFL Life Sciences Ltd., GRM Overseas, FutureLifestyleFash and Gayatri Project hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.