Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Maruti Suzuki is currently trading at Rs. 1204.00, up by 18.90 points or 1.59% from its previous closing of Rs. 1185.10 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 1187.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1206.00 and Rs. 1184.30 respectively. So far 29161 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 1428.20 on 16-Mar-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs. 905.55 on 19-Dec-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 1206.00 and Rs. 1169.30 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 34524.75 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 54.21% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 36.71% and 9.08% respectively.

Maruti Suzuki, country’s largest passenger carmaker is likely to introduce a second automatic transmission option in its small-car range of seven models. With this initiative, car maker is gearing up for the festival season. The company is launching new-look Ritz hatchback around September, which will offer a 4-speed automatic option aimed at women buyers and senior citizens.

The company has registered a fall of 22.84% in its net profit at Rs 423.77 crore for first quarter ended June 30, 2012 as compared to Rs 549.23 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. However, the total income of the company has increased by 26.07% at Rs 10890.46 crore for Q1FY13 as compared Rs 8638.16 crore for the corresponding quarter previous year.