The company said the price revision has been necessitated to partially offset the steadily growing overall cost inflation, including commodity prices
Direct impact of rising interest rates might already be discounted by the markets, but secondary impact is not yet fully priced in, says Varun Lohchab, head of institutional research, HDFC Securities
The MPC also decided to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation remains within the target going forward, while supporting growth.
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty50, held the crucial 16,400-mark to shut shop at 16,416, down 153 points
Hindustan Motors was locked at 5% upper circuit at Rs 17.35 after 11.68 million equity shares changed hands till 10:15 am
While the outlook for tractors has improved, analysts expect the auto business to be the key growth driver over the next couple of years.
Analysts at Emkay Global Financial Services retain their positive view on the auto sector, underpinned by expectations of a cyclical upturn in the next three years.
Given the recent fiscal and monetary measures by Government of India and RBI, the company's management foresees the cost pressures in the economy to ease out.
At the operational level, Nomura sees margin benefit for companies in the backdrop of a cut in steel prices
Given the current market volatility, auto stocks seem to be a better bet for long side trades. Select stocks like M&M and TVS Motor can rally up to another 12 per cent.
Analysts also believe that the government's export duty hike on steel and plastic bodes well for the auto sector due to elevated commodity inflation.
Meanwhile, IT stocks dominated the worst-performing list, with Tech Mahindra and Wipro dropping nearly 20 per cent apiece
The Nifty Auto index is slowly inching towards 200-DMA; above which the index can gain up to 4 per cent.
However, despite of today's rally the stock has underperformed the market by declining 28 per cent in the past one month as against a 8 per cent fall in the Sensex.
With the economy picking up, the management expects the demand for motorcycles and scooters to see a positive turnaround in the coming months.
The company believes that the divestment is part of company's strategy to align its resources with the high value and high growth primary markets in China, India, and two-wheeler sector globally.
Analysts anticipate revenue growth of 10-11 per cent YoY driven by price hikes taken over the last few quarters, including two rounds of price hikes taken this year to offset input cost rise.
Analysts expect revenue to decline by 11-12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in Q4, marked by decline in volumes and surge in average selling price due to steep price hikes taken over the last few quarters
In Q1, standalone EBITDA margin improved 310 basis points (bps) to 15.5 per cent from 12 per cent in Q4.
Analysts expect strong volume outlook on the back of a robust order book in autos and new product launches across segments.