Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 1.45% in a weak market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded negative around 10:40AM(IST)on Monday in a weak market.

TIINDIA(up 0.13 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Ashok Leyland(down 4.04 per cent), Tata Motors(down 3.83 per cent), Hero MotoCorp(down 2.82 per cent), MRF(down 1.53 per cent) and TVS Motor Company(down 1.53 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was down 1.45 per cent at 12576.5 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 223.95 points at 17090.7, while the BSE Sensex was down 733.21 points at 57458.08.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 3 were trading in the green, while 47 were in the red.

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

Shares of Axita Cotton, Sakar Healthcare, Apollo Sindoori, One Point One Soluti and Selan Expl Tech hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Ishan International Ltd., Akshar Spintex, Tips Films Ltd., Reliance Comm and Maks Energy Solutions India Ltd. hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.