Shares of automobile manufacturers Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra and Hyundai Motor India, among others, declined up to 3% on Wednesday amid sharp selling pressure after the Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% and shifted its policy stance to ‘calibrated tightening’.
The Nifty Auto index fell over 1%, with major constituents under pressure. Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors PV, M&M and Hyundai declined over 2%, while Ashok Leyland slipped more than 3%. Among two-wheelers, Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor Company and Bajaj Auto fell over 2%.