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Nifty Auto Live Price, Chart & Market Data
Nifty Auto | NSE: NIFTYAUTO | Type: Index
Track Nifty Auto live on LiveWorldMarket — real-time price, daily change, interactive chart, 52-week range, moving averages and full market statistics. The quote refreshes continuously while the market is in session.
About Nifty Auto
The Nifty Auto index measures the performance of India's listed automobile ecosystem — passenger vehicles, two-wheelers, commercial vehicles, tractors and auto components. Names like Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto anchor the index. It is watched as a read on Indian consumer demand, rural income trends and input-cost cycles such as steel and aluminium prices.
Instrument Details
| Provider | NSE Indices |
| Ticker | NIFTYAUTO |
| Exchange / Market | NSE |
| Instrument type | Index |
History & Index Methodology
Nifty Auto is maintained by NSE Indices using a free-float market-capitalisation methodology, with constituents reviewed semi-annually. Stocks must meet liquidity and listing requirements to enter the index, and weights are capped to prevent any single company from dominating. The index's base values date back years, giving traders a long history for cycle analysis.
Index maintained by: NSE Indices
Trading Hours
Nifty Auto trades its exchange's regular session, Monday to Friday. Outside those hours this page shows the last traded level, with change figures measured against the previous official close. All session times are expressed in Indian Standard Time (IST).
How to Read Nifty Auto
Market participants often compare Nifty Auto with the broader Nifty 50 to judge whether the sector is leading or lagging the Indian market. The 50-day and 200-day moving averages frame the medium-term trend, while the 52-week range shows how stretched the current level is. Sector strength ahead of index strength can sometimes coincide with institutional rotation into the group.
Nifty Auto Market Overview
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Today's Performance
Live Nifty Auto pricing is refreshed continuously on this page while the market is in session. Intraday direction, the day's range and volume together show whether the current move carries conviction or is drifting on light activity.
Historical Chart
The interactive chart on this page lets you review Nifty Auto across intraday, one-week, one-month, six-month, one-year and multi-year periods. Historical open, high, low and close data helps identify support and resistance zones, long-term trend direction and how the current price compares with past cycles.
Why Nifty Auto Matters
Sector indices like Nifty Auto help traders spot rotation — money moving between industries — which often precedes moves in individual stocks. They are also the underlying for sector ETFs and derivatives, making the index level directly tradeable.
By Liveworldmarket Editorial Team · Last reviewed 7 September 2026
Nifty Auto — India's Automobile Sector Index
The Nifty Auto Index tracks the performance of India's listed automobile original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and major auto-components suppliers. It has 15 constituents in 2026, spanning passenger vehicles (Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Hyundai Motor India), two-wheelers (Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor, Eicher Motors), commercial vehicles (Ashok Leyland), tyre manufacturers (Apollo Tyres, MRF, Balkrishna Industries), and select auto-components (Bosch, Motherson Sumi, Bharat Forge).
India's auto sector is one of the largest in the world by unit volume — among the top 5 globally for both passenger vehicles and two-wheelers — and a structural growth story driven by rising per-capita income, increasing urban density and gradually expanding EV penetration. The Nifty Auto Index therefore serves as a leading indicator of broader Indian discretionary-spending sentiment.
History & contract origins
The Nifty Auto Index was launched on 12 July 2011 with a base value of 1,000 retroactively calculated to 1 January 2004. The index has expanded its constituent count over time to capture more of the value chain. The 2011-2014 period saw moderate range-bound trading; the 2014-2018 bull market produced the Nifty Auto's biggest single bull run as rising income levels drove auto-volume growth. The 2018-2020 period was particularly painful (-50% peak to trough) due to a combination of demand slowdown, regulatory transitions (BS-VI emission norms), and the COVID shock.
Post-2020 the index has been on a strong reflation as auto demand rebounded, two-wheeler exports grew, and EV-supply-chain optimism lifted select names. Tata Motors's transformation (Jaguar Land Rover plus the domestic EV portfolio) was a particularly outsized contributor. Major drawdowns: 2008-09 (-65%), 2018-20 (-50%), 2020 COVID (-44%), 2022 (-12%).
Trading hours & session layout
Nifty Auto trades during standard NSE cash hours, with constituents also actively traded in the F&O segment. In IST:
| Pre-open session | 09:00 - 09:15 IST |
| Normal trading | 09:15 - 15:30 IST |
| Closing session | 15:30 - 15:40 IST |
Holiday calendar (typical annual closures)
Listed below are the major scheduled closures for the underlying exchange. Exact dates shift year-to-year — always verify against the exchange's official calendar before holding overnight positions across a holiday boundary.
| Holiday | Typical date |
|---|---|
| Same as NSE cash market holiday calendar |
How to read this tape
Three lenses for reading Nifty Auto. First, monthly auto-sales data: SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) publishes monthly volume data around the first week of each month; strong YoY growth lifts Nifty Auto sharply. Second, commodity input costs — steel, aluminium, copper and natural-rubber prices are critical for OEM margins; rising commodity prices typically compress margins and pressure the index. Third, rural-demand signals: tractor and two-wheeler volume data are particularly sensitive to rural-income trends (monsoon performance, MSP changes for crops); strong rural data benefits Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto.
The EV transition is a long-running structural theme. Within the Nifty Auto basket, Tata Motors (Tigor EV, Tiago EV, Curvv EV), Mahindra (XUV400 EV, BE platform), TVS (iQube), and Bajaj (Chetak EV) are the most-exposed names. ICE-only OEMs trade at lower multiples on EV-disruption fears.
Frequently asked questions
What stocks are in Nifty Auto?
Major constituents include Maruti Suzuki, M&M, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor, Eicher Motors, Ashok Leyland, MRF, Apollo Tyres, Bosch, Bharat Forge, Motherson Sumi, Balkrishna Industries, and Hyundai Motor India (which IPO'd in late 2024).
Is Nifty Auto a good EV exposure?
Indirectly — it includes the major OEMs that are building EV portfolios (Tata Motors, M&M, TVS, Bajaj) but is dominated by traditional ICE-cycle exposures. For pure-EV-supply-chain exposure (battery, charging, EV components), traders typically pick individual stocks rather than the broad Nifty Auto basket.
Why is rural demand important for Nifty Auto?
Two-wheelers and tractors are heavily rural-skewed products. Two-wheeler OEMs (Hero, Bajaj, TVS) and tractor-makers (Mahindra, Escorts) derive a significant share of revenue from rural India, which depends on monsoon performance and government rural-spending. Strong rural quarters typically lift these stocks sharply.
How does Nifty Auto compare to Bank Nifty in volatility?
Nifty Auto is generally less volatile than Bank Nifty (~22% annualised vs. ~28-32%), but more volatile than the broad Nifty 50 (~18-20%). The sector has more cyclical exposure but less leverage.
Can I trade Nifty Auto via ETFs?
Yes — ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto ETF, Nippon India ETF Nifty Auto, and HDFC Nifty Auto ETF are the main listings. AUM is smaller than Nifty 50 or Bank Nifty ETFs but liquidity is reasonable for retail-size positions.
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FAQs
How is Nifty Auto calculated?
Nifty Auto is calculated in real time from the prices of its constituent stocks, following the methodology published by NSE Indices. Most modern indices weight constituents by free-float market capitalisation, though some (like the Dow and Nikkei) are price-weighted; the constituent list is reviewed periodically for size and liquidity.
Who maintains the Nifty Auto index?
Nifty Auto is maintained and published by NSE Indices, which sets the eligibility rules, reviews constituents on a scheduled basis and handles corporate-action adjustments.
What hours does Nifty Auto trade?
Nifty Auto trades its exchange's regular session, Monday to Friday. Outside those hours, this page shows the last traded level.
What is the 52-week high and low of Nifty Auto?
This page shows the current 52-week high and low for Nifty Auto alongside the live price whenever market data is available.
Can I view historical charts of Nifty Auto?
Yes — use the period selector on the interactive chart to switch between intraday, monthly and multi-year views, and open the full technical chart for indicators and drawing tools.