Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 0.1%

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

Shares of Balkrishna Industries(up 2.14 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International(up 2.09 per cent), Bharat Forge(up 1.16 per cent), MRF(up 1.14 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki(up 0.91 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Ashok Leyland(down 3.38 per cent), TIINDIA(down 2.96 per cent), Bajaj Auto(down 2.43 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 2.2 per cent) and TVS Motor Company(down 1.63 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.1 per cent down at 13076.85.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 44.6 points at 17648.95, while the BSE Sensex stood up 169.51 points at 59500.41.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 27 ended in the green, while 23 closed in the red.

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

Shares of Aegis Logistics, Advitiya Trade India, Gravita India, Jindal Saw and Siddhika Coatings Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Adani Green, Heranba Industries Ltd., GTL Ltd, Adani Transmission and Arihant Capital hit their fresh 52-week lows.