Higher dividend from Maruti Suzuki doubtful this time too

Maruti Suzuki, the largest auto maker in India, is doubtful to give higher dividend to its shareholders this time too as against its counterparts in India. The company is earning robust revenues and profits this year but poor distribution of dividend to its shareholders. It is to be mentioned that stock price of the company has trebled since the beginning of the current year. Let's see the dividend data of last year's. Maruti Suzuki paid a total dividend of Rs 101 crore that is less than 10 per cent of its net profit. On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors use to distribute almost a third of their net profits in the form of dividends. The strategy forced Maruti Suzuki's shareholders to depend on the vicissitudes of the stock market to make money from this stock. It is also widely believed that the strategy to give lesser dividends might not change in the near future.


cars segment. Maruti Suzuki is leading the segment with two-third market share. It also controls over 50 per cent of the home market. Similarly, the company is growing leaps and bounds at the export front and its the leading suppliers of fuel-efficient cars to European markets. Around 15 per cent of its total production accounts for export only. There are two major launches are scheduled in the next few days that is Volkswagen Polo and Ford Figo.

Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki shares shine in the early trade

Shares of Tata Motors an Maruti Suzuki shone at the early trade on Wednesday. Tata Motors jumped 4 per cent to Rs 730 on the BSE while Maruti Suzuki closed moved up 1.5 per cent at Rs 1,612. On the other hand, Mahindra and Mahindra dipped 1 per cent to Rs 1,066 and traded of 181,871 shares.



Banks and autos lead the rally in the day but continue the trend at the end. India's leading auto makers reported a record 63 per cent sales growth in the last month-November. Among the all leading auto companies, eight firms contributed over 90 per cent of the India's total domestic car sales. The sales figures is expected to do well in the coming days as a couple of international car companies are going to launch new vehicles in India like Volkswagen Beetle and Volkswagen Touareg on 4th December.

Overall, Sensex closed with a loss of 28.36 points at 17,169.91 points due to profit booking at the end of the day. The Sensex moved between 17,329 to 17,142 points during the whole day. A weak European opening added more trouble for the domestic market. On the other hand, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty closed flat with a gain of only 1.25 points at 5,123 points.

BSE closed down 58 points

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed down 58.16 points at 16,440.56 on Tuesday.


It was below Monday's closing. However, the Senesx moved to 16,677.53 points in the afternoon but could not forward it till the trading ended due to selling of stocks by investors. In the same way, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty experienced the same story. It also ended in negative at 4,881.7 points down 0.34 per cent from its previous close.

The market breadth was negative, with 1,463 stocks declining, 1,290 advancing and 56 remaining unchanged.

The top stock in today's trading was Tata Motors. Tata Motors gained 2.6 per cent to Rs 609.1 on account of robust sales in October. Its sales moved to 34 per cent to 132,165 vehicles in October, according to SIAM. Similarly, another auto maker, Mahindra and Mahindra increased 1.5 per cent to Rs 1,017.95. ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and State Bank of India also registered grwoth while Maruti Suzuki, Hero Honda and Reliance Industries were among the losers in today's trading.

Sensex gains today

The Asian markets trade well in today morning including the BSE. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained 185 points at 16,249. Thanks to the global cues that enable the market to reach the 16K mark. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty received the same experience as it gained 63 points at 4828. The stocks who took the market on positive terrain are- Jaiprakash Associates grew by 3 per cent at Rs 224, Tata Steel moved to 3.3 per cent at Rs 500 and DLF increase up 2 per cent at Rs 382.

In the same way, Hindalco and Sterlite gained 2 per cent and 3 per cent respectively. On the other hand, ITC and Hindustan Unilever were big losers in today's morning trading as the former dipped to 1 per cent at Rs 275 and the latter traded flat with a negative bias at Rs 251. Out of 831 stocks traded on the BSE so far, there are 755 advancing stocks as against 65 declines.

Sensex closed down 70 pts

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex ended in negative zone for the third consecutive day. The BSE closed down 70 points at 16,283 on Wednesday. Earlier, the BSE Sensex started flat at 16, 336 points. But right after it was in negative terrain at 16,144. Overall, the Sensex went up and then down in the day and finally closed with a loss of 70 points at 16,283. Thanks to global markets mixed cues. On the other hand, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty ended with a loss of 21 points at 4,826.

The market breadth was fairly negative. Out of 2,756 stocks traded 1,628 declined while 1,057 advanced. The major market movers were Bharti Airtel who added 3.5% at Rs 317 and Wipro gained 3% to Rs 623. Reliance moved up 2.5 per cent to Rs 562 and Tata Motors gained 2.5% to Rs 2,036. Larsen & Toubro added 2% to Rs 1,588 as well.

Hero Honda posts robust net profit

Hero Honda, the market leader in two-wheeler segment, announced its second quarter results in a filing to BSE. As per its filing, the company registered a growth of 95 per cent for the second quarter ended September 30, 2009. The net profit posted is Rs 597.14 crore as against Rs 306.30 crore in the same month last year.



Apart from this, Total income of Hero Honda increased to Rs 4,128.15 crore during the second quarter (July-September) from Rs 3,255.93 crore in the same period the previous year. On the contrary, the shares of the company closed down 2.90 per cent over previous close on the BSE at Rs 1,612.90. Hero Honda Splendour Plus is the major contributor to the company's profit.

Tata Manza Launched in india

Tata Motors, the leading auto manufacturer of the country, has launched its much awaited and ambitious Tata Manza in Mumbai. This launch is the new model of Tata Indigo. Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata unveiled the festival gift for the customers. The entry-level sedan has been launched in four variants- Aura (ABS), Aqua, Aura and Aura plus. The base petrol version is priced between Rs 4.8 lakh and the high end diesel version has a price tag of Rs 6.75 lakh. It comes in seven stunning shades.


Tata Motors officials informed the reporters at the launch that existing variants of Tata Indigo, Tata Indigo Marina, Tata Indigo XL and Tata Indigo CS, would be sold side by side. Tata Indigo, launched in December 2002, has seen a great success in the entry-level sedan segment till 2008. Since launch, 275,000 units of the Tata Indigo were sold. Tata Manza is developed on the Tata Indica Vista platform and the company has invested Rs 2,000 crore to make the platform. Company officials denied the idea of developing electric version of the new launch. Tata Manza is available with a 2 years or 75,000 kms, whatever completes first. The sedan is powered by Fiat's 90 hp Quadrajet diesel and saffire petrol engines. The length, width and wheelbase are- 4.4m, 1.7m and 2,520mm, respectively.