Shares of automobile companies were in focus at the bourses on Tuesday, with individual stocks rising up to 6 per cent. The Nifty Auto index, meanwhile, climbed as much as 2.25 per cent intra-day to 8,935 level and was the top sectoral gainer. In comparison, the Nifty50 index was trading 0.95 per cent higher, at 2 PM.
Among individual stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra gained 5.67 per cent to Rs 745.50, its fresh 52-week high, while Eicher Motors also hit its 52-week high level of Rs 2,715 on the NSE In the past one week, M&M has outperformed the market by gaining