Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto gain; Maruti Suzuki falls post August sales

Eicher Motors, Tata Motors, TVS Motor Company, Hero MotoCorp and M&M were up 1% on the NSE.

Shares of select automobiles companies such as Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto, and Eicher Motors were trading higher by up to 4% on Monday after reporting good vehicle sales in the month of August.

Ashok Leyland, the largest gainer among the auto pack, was up 4.4% to Rs 135 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) as the company reported a growth of 27% year-on-year (yoy) in its total sales at 17,386 units for August. It had sold 13,637 units during the same month of last year, according to its filing to the exchanges.

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