Stock market update: Nifty Auto index flat 0.0% in an upbeat market

NEW DELHI: The Nifty Auto index traded flat around 10:29AM(IST)on Friday in an upbeat market.

Bharat Forge(up 7.85 per cent), Ashok Leyland(up 1.61 per cent), MRF(up 1.16 per cent), Bajaj Auto(up 0.52 per cent) and Tata Motors(up 0.42 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Maruti Suzuki(down 1.25 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra(down 0.84 per cent), Hero MotoCorp(down 0.37 per cent) and Bosch(down 0.14 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

The Nifty Auto index was flat 0.0 per cent at 12923.75 at the time of writing this report.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 10.9 points at 17669.9, while the BSE Sensex was up 26.81 points at 59359.41.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 26 were trading in the green, while 23 were in the red.

Shares of Zomato Ltd., Tata Steel, Suzlon Energy, JP Power and YES Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of GVK Power Infra, Kotyark Industries Ltd., Hilton Metal, Fineotex Chem and KSB hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while 8K Miles Soft, Metalyst Forgings, Future Retail, Birla Tyres and IMP Powers Ltd hit fresh 52-week lows in trade.