BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian shares rose on Monday, helped by auto stocks as monthly data showed recovery in July sales after a second wave of COVID-19 cases had dented demand By 0345 GMT, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.5% to 15,845 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.60% to 52,901.28. Both the indexes posted their third straight monthly gains in July. India’s top car maker Maruti Ltd on Sunday reported 50% jump in July sales, compared with a year ago, while Jaguar Land Rover parent Tata Motors Ltd posted a 92% surge in total domestic sales. Bajaj Auto Ltd on Monday said its July sales jumped 44% against a year ago. The Nifty auto index rose 1%, led by a 1.6% gain each in Maruti and Tata Motors. Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.