Maruti Suzuki gains on reports Japanese parent in partnership talks with Toyota

Maruti Suzuki India rose 1.25% to Rs 4,136.90 at 10:47 IST on BSE on media reports that the company's Japanese parent Suzuki Motor Corporation is considering a wide-ranging partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 2.55 points or 0.01% at 24,488.50.

On BSE, so far 15,000 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 51,000 shares in the past two weeks. The stock was volatile. The stock rose as much as 2.17% at the day's high of Rs 4,174.45 so far during the day. The stock rose 0.66% at the day's low of Rs 4,113 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 4,789 on 23 November 2015. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 3,362 on 10 February 2015. The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 25 January 2016, sliding 11.07% compared with Sensex's 5.24% fall. The scrip had, however, outperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 6.75% as against Sensex's 10.87% fall.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 151.04 crore. Face value per share is Rs 5.

According to reports, Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation are considering a wide-ranging partnership to meet growing demand for compact cars in emerging markets such as India. Media reports suggested that Suzuki Motor Corp and Toyota Motor Corp were discussing a possible partnership from a variety of angles including a cross-shareholding deal. However, media reports also added that Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp denied the reports of talks for a potential partnership.

Maruti Suzuki India's net profit rose 42.1% to Rs 1225.56 crore on 13.2% growth in net sales to Rs 13574.81 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014. The company is scheduled to announce its Q3 December 2015 results on 28 January 2016. The company is scheduled to announce its Q3 December 2015 results tomorrow, 28 January 2016.

Japanese parent Suzuki Motor Corporation held 56.21% stake in Maruti Suzuki India (as per the shareholding pattern as on 30 September 2015).

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