Maruti Suzuki India shares gained after the company announced a rise of 26.9% in sales volume to 110,776 units in August 2014 compared with 87,323 units sold in August 2013.
It exported 12,472 vehicles, which was 10.3% higher compared with 11,305 units in the same month last year. Domestic sales during the month stood at 98,304 units, compared with 76,018 units in August last year, representing a rose of 29.3%.
Shares of the company are trading at Rs 2,866.85, up Rs 82.5, or 2.96% at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday at 12:13 p.m.
The scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 2,867.70 and low of Rs 2,791.25. The total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 38,035.