Mid-Day Pulse: Autos surge 3%, IT slips on crude crash

Nifty climbs to 24,199 as crude's 42% slide from its April peak reshapes the tape. Autos are surging 2.91% on falling input costs while IT slips into the red — a near one-point divergence from the index. Thursday's Sensex options expiry adding vol. Stocks moving: Maruti Suzuki, InterGlobe Aviation, Mahindra and Mahindra, Motherson Sumi, Rajesh Exports. For more, askfuzz.ai