Stock market update: Nifty Auto index advances 0.99% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded positive around 10:45AM(IST)on Thursday in a weak market.

Ashok Leyland(up 4.32 per cent), TVS Motor Company(up 4.24 per cent), Bosch(up 1.65 per cent), Eicher Motors(up 1.48 per cent) and Escorts Kubota(up 1.37 per cent) were among the top gainers.

TIINDIA(down 0.17 per cent) and Balkrishna Industries(down 0.16 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was up 0.99 per cent at 13347.7 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 101.15 points at 17658.15, while the BSE Sensex was down 370.98 points at 59166.09.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 19 were trading in the green, while 31 were in the red.

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

Shares of Aaron Industries, Savita Oil Tech, Rossell India, Bombay Super Hybrid and Agni Green Power Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Shri Ram Switchgears, FutureLifestyleFash, Future Retail, Future Enterprises and Biocon hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.