Nine shares from auto sector rose by 0.2% to 3.12% at 12:28 IST on BSE after the Reserve Bank of India kept key rates unchanged in its monetary policy review today, 2 February 2016.
Ashok Leyland (up 1.53%), Maruti Suzuki India (up 0.39%), Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) (up 0.2%), Eicher Motors (up 0.77%) and TVS Motor Company (up 1.24%) edged higher.
Tata Motors rose 0.22% after the total sales rose 10% at 47,034 vehicles in January 2016 over January 2015. The announcement was made by the company after market hours yesterday, 1 February 2016.
Bajaj Auto rose 1.17% after total sales rose 2% to 2.93 lakh units in January 2016 over January 2015. The company announced the sales volume data before market hours today, 2 February 2016.
SML Isuzu rose 3.12% after total sales rose 8.69% to 838 vehicles in January 2016 over January 2015. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 1 February 2016.
Escorts rose 0.28%. The company's total sales of agri machinery segment fell 7.3% to 3,140 units in January 2016 over January 2015. The announcement was made by the company after market hours yesterday, 1 February 2016.
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Hero MotoCorp fell 0.21% after the company said its two-wheeler sales rose 0.89% at 5.63 lakh units in January 2016 over January 2015. The announcement was made by the company after market hours yesterday, 1 February 2016.
The BSE Auto index was up 0.3% at 17,035.83. It outperformed the Sensex, which was up 0.26% at 24,888.49
The BSE Auto index had underperformed the market over the past one month till 1 February 2016, sliding 9.13% compared with 5.11% decline in the Sensex. The index, however, outperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 6.5% as against Sensex's 6.87% fall.
Purchases of automobiles, including that of cars, utility vehicles and commercial vehicles are substantially driven by financing.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review today, 2 February 2016, kept the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.75%. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remained unchanged at 5.75%, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate at 7.75%. RBI kept the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4% of net demand and time liability (NDTL).
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