Auto Stocks Crash: Tata, Maruti, Ashok Leyland, Eicher Motors, Hero, Other Down 4.5%; Nifty Auto Slides 3%

Auto Stocks Crash: Shares of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Maruti Suzuki, Ashok Leyland, Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp and other automobile companies declined by up to 5% during Friday's intraday session, tracking weak sentiment in the broader market. The Nifty Auto index also slipped 2.87%.

The decline in Nifty Auto came after the thematic index surged nearly 4% in the week. The auto index, which tracks nearly 15 listed companies, has remained under pressure since the beginning of the year 2026 and has declined 14.3% since the beginning of the year 2026.

Auto Stocks Today

Nifty Auto was down nearly 3% during Friday's intraday trading session. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles share price was down 5% and it emerged as the biggest loser in the auto index. Other auto stocks like Sona BLW, Ashok Leyland, Tube Investment of India, Uno Minda, Eicher Motors, M&M, Hero Motocorp, and Maruti Suzuki were down 4.49%, 4.26%, 3.3%, 3.16%, 2.93%, 2,86%, 2.52%, respectively during Friday's intraday trading session.

The decline in auto stocks today came after the index saw a surge of nearly 2% in the previous session, ie on Wednesday, March 25. During the previous trading session, Nifty Auto and other thematic indices like metal, auto, FMCG, capital goods, etc registered decent gains.

Nifty, Sensex Fail To Hold Gains

Nifty and Sensex saw a massive decline in Friday's intraday trading session. Nifty was down 1.53% to 22,950 points at 1 pm. Whereas, BSE Sensex was down 1213 points below 74,050 points. The sharp decline in Indian stock market today coincided with Indian Rupee hitting to fresh all-tine kow, continued FII selling and weaker global sentiments.

The Indian rupee weakened sharply on Friday. Today's fall was driven by rising crude oil prices, sustained foreign outflows, and ongoing global uncertainty due to the Iran-US war in the West Asia.

Foreign portfolio investors also continued to sell in the Indian stock market. On Wednesday, foreign portfolio investors dumped stocks worth Rs 1,805 crore on Wednesday. The FII sell-off on Wednesday extended for the 19th consecutive session.

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