Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Tata Motors made rapid gains on the NSE by close on Wednesday. At 3.50 pm Hero MotoCorp was trading at ₹2,200.35 as against ₹2,145.20 at close on Tuesday. This was a gain of 2.57 per cent.

Dr Reddy’s Labs perked up 1.56 per cent at ₹2,706.15 as against the overnight close of ₹2,664.65.

Asian Paints retreated from its morning highs to hold gains of 1.52 per cent at ₹505.15. The stock had closed yesterday’s session at ₹497.60.

ONGC resumed yesterday's uptrend on the bourses to register gains of 1.50 per cent at ₹325.10 as against ₹320.30 at close yesterday.

Tata Motors rode up 1.42 per cent to trade at ₹414.75, as against ₹408.95 at close on Tuesday.