The 65 percent decline in Maruti Suzuki Q2 profit could not drag the auto stock any further. Instead, the stock rose 0.40 percent, on a bad day for the market, to close at Rs 7,325.20 on the BSE. The company said adverse commodity prices and lower sales volume due to electronic component shortages impacted its performance in the September quarter. What might have lifted sentiment is the fact that the company had more than 2,00,000 pending customer orders at the end of the quarter. Analyst views are awaited though.
Asian Paints climbed 4.43 percent to Rs 3,094.40 after a couple of brokerages said their interactions with dealers suggest the paintmaker plans to execute another 15-45 percent price increase, effective November 12. This is in addition to the recent 7.5 percent price increases, they said.
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