Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Bajaj Auto is currently trading at Rs. 1800.95, up by 13.65 points or 0.76% from its previous closing of Rs. 1787.30 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 1802.70 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1808.25 and Rs. 1790.05 respectively. So far 1047 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 2228.95 on 03-Jan-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs. 1423.10 on 18-Jul-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 1808.25 and Rs. 1688.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 51718.57 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 50.02% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 25.34% and 24.62% respectively.

In a bid to offset, increasing logistics and other expenditures, country’s third largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto has hiked prices of its entire range of motorcycles by up to Rs 500. Post price hike, the company’s entry-level bike Platina is available at Rs 39,293 while, the discover series is priced at Rs 44,800-52,940 and the Pulsar range of motorcycles is offered between Rs 58,963 and Rs 70,321.

Bajaj Auto is a $2.3 billion company founded in 1926. It is world’s fourth largest two- and three-wheeler manufacturer. Bajaj Auto has three plants in all, two at Waluj and Chakan in Maharashtra and one plant at Pant Nagar in Uttaranchal.