Stock market update: Nifty Auto index falls 0.05%

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

Shares of TIINDIA(up 5.01 per cent), Samvardhana Motherson International(up 4.44 per cent), MRF(up 1.08 per cent), Balkrishna Industries(up 0.94 per cent) and Hero MotoCorp(up 0.82 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the other hand, Ashok Leyland(down 2.0 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra(down 1.59 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings(down 0.57 per cent), Maruti Suzuki(down 0.54 per cent) and Bharat Forge(down 0.46 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.05 per cent down at 14777.7.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended up 40.15 points at 18856.85, while the BSE Sensex stood up 195.45 points at 63523.15.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 23 ended in the green, while 26 closed in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, Suzlon Energy, Reliance Power, Alok Industries and Zee Ent. were among the most traded shares on the NSE.

Shares of Keerti Knowledge, Chaman Metallics, Proventus Agrocom, TPL Plastech and Shriram Finance hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Viaz Tyres, Viji Finance, A G Universal, Kore Digital and Sri Adhikari hit their fresh 52-week lows.