Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 0.3%

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

Shares of Samvardhana Motherson International(up 1.96 per cent), TIINDIA(up 0.83 per cent), Ashok Leyland(up 0.82 per cent), Eicher Motors(up 0.38 per cent) and Bosch(up 0.32 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, TVS Motor Company(down 2.92 per cent), Tata Motors(down 1.53 per cent), Bharat Forge(down 0.88 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 0.48 per cent) and Mahindra & Mahindra(down 0.38 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.3 per cent down at 13007.55.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 4.95 points at 18701.05, while the BSE Sensex stood down 33.9 points at 62834.6.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 25 ended in the green, while 24 closed in the red.

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

Shares of Satin Creditcare, Vasa Retail & Overse, Indian Terrain, TTK Healthcare and JK Lakshmi Cement hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Aakash Exploration, Dhanuka Realty, Quintegra Sol, Rajvir Ind and Wanbury Ltd hit their fresh 52-week lows.