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22-May-20261 min readvipin kumar

Maruti Suzuki to raise prices by up to Rs 30000 across its vehicle portfolio from June- Daily Market Update 22nd May 2026

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Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday announced a price increase of up to Rs 30,000 across its vehicle portfolio from June 2026, citing inflationary pressures and a persistently adverse cost environment, PTI reported.
“For the past few months, the company has been making continuous efforts to mitigate the cost impact to the extent possible through cost reduction measures,” Maruti Suzuki India said.

Overview and Outlook

Global Stock Market Today

  • US equity markets settled on a flat to positive note.
  • European equity markets ended on a flat to negative note.
  • Asian equity markets are trading higher.
  • GIFT Nifty is up by 150 points, Nifty futures is likely to open around 23650 levels.

 

News highlights from across the globe

  • The US markets recorded a volatile session, with both stocks and oil fluctuating as traders weigh in mixed signals about prospects for an end to US-Iran conflict and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Asian equity markets are trading with a positive bias on Friday amid US-Iran uncertainties and Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
  • Oil prices jumped on Friday after three straight sessions of losses as investors weighed in expectations around negotiations between the United States and Iran. Brent crude futures for July rose 1.9% to $104.52 a barrel.

 

Important news updates from the domestic front

  • ITC (Q4, Cons YoY)- revenue down 7.0% at Rs 16,050 crore versus Rs 17,249 crore.EBITDA up 7.3% at Rs 6,425 crore versus Rs 5,987 crore. EBITDA margin up 533 bps at 40.03% versus 34.7%. Net profit up 4.9% at Rs 5,113 crore versus Rs 4,875 crore.
    Note: The board declared a final dividend of Rs 8 per share.
  • LIC (Q4, YoY)- net premium Income up 11.6% at Rs 1.65 lakh crore versus Rs 1.47 lakh crore. Net profit up 23.2% at Rs 23,420 crore versus Rs 19,013 crore. Note: Value of New Business jumped 41.6% to Rs 14,179 crore, while AUM grew 5.1% to Rs 57.3 lakh crore. The Solvency Ratio improved to 2.35% from 2.11% YoY. The board declared a final dividend of Rs 10 per share and set May 29 as the record date for a 1:1 bonus issue.
  • Aurobindo Pharma (Q4, Cons YoY)- revenue up 5.6% at Rs 8,853 crore versus Rs 8,382 crore. EBITDA up 0.5% at Rs 1,801 crore versus Rs 1,792 crore. EBITDA margin down 110 bps at 20.3% versus 21.4%. Net profit up 2.0% at Rs 921 crore versus Rs 903.5 crore.
  • Tata Capital has successfully allotted NCDs worth Rs 2,950 crore on a private placement basis.
  • Tata Steel- The Supreme Court has stayed an Rs 891 crore GST demand that was previously raised against the company.
  • Adani Ports completed the acquisition of Jaypee Fertilisers and announced that its arm has incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Astro Ship Management Angola.
  • Kirloskar Electric- The NCLT has formally approved the merger scheme allowing 4 of its subsidiaries to merge into the company.
  • Eicher Motors plans to acquire a 50% stake in Volvo Financial Services via a Rs 750 crore investment, effectively forming a 50:50 Joint Venture.
  • Indian Overseas Bank- under its FY27 capital plan, the bank aims to raise equity capital of up to Rs 5,000 crore via an FPO and up to Rs 1,000 crore via Tier-2 bonds.
  • Laurus Labs has been officially included in the prestigious Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices.
  • CAMS has appointed Prasenjit Datta as its new Chief Technology Officer.
  • Vedanta- The Supreme Court passed a judgment against its unit, Talwandi Sabo Power, upholding an alleged penalty and ordering the company to pay Rs 127 crore to the Punjab State Power Corp.
  • RailTel Corp confirmed the termination of an Rs 26.7 crore order, citing that it could not execute the work due to a steep price increase in OFC and HDPE pipes caused by the ongoing war crisis.
  • Maruti Suzuki announced it will hike the prices of its models by up to Rs 30,000 across its portfolio effective June, passing on a portion of sustained input cost increases to the market.
  • Union Bank will meet on May 26 to mull fundraising options via a QIP, rights issue, or other instruments.
  • Adani Total Gas has appointed Sanjay Pandita as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective May 22.
  • TVS Supply Chain’s subsidiary, FIT 3PL Warehousing, has allotted shares worth Rs 59.6 crore to the parent company.
  • Varun Beverages inked a revised Exclusive Bottling Appointment (EBA) pact with PepsiCo India, extending the agreement by 10 years until April 2049. The revised pact removes restrictions, meaning Varun Beverages is no longer bound to act solely as an SPV for PepsiCo.
  • Adani Power successfully completed the acquisition of a 24% stake in Jaiprakash Power Ventures, effectively taking over its 180 MW thermal power plant.
  • Mphasis has partnered with the Indian School of Business to establish a dedicated AI hub. The Mphasis F1 Foundation will invest Rs 20 crore over the next four years in Phase-1 of the project.

 

Nifty Overview & Outlook

Following a gap-up opening above the 23,800 mark, Nifty failed to hold its gains and finally settled at 23,655 spot levels—down around 200 points from the day’s high.

Performance on the broader front was mixed. Mid cap index traded in line with the benchmark, on the other hand, Small cap outperformed the benchmark, rose 0.63%.

The situation was no different on the sectoral front. Nifty Cement index was the top performer, gained over 2% followed by Realty index that rose over 1%. On the flip side, FMCG and IT index were the worst performers, down over 0.5% each.

Technically, Nifty index has been consolidating in a slightly upward sloping range (23300-23850 spot zone) having immediate resistance in 23850-24000 range and supports around 23450-23300 spot zone. Moving forward, we reiterate our sideways view on the Nifty index as long as it consolidates within the 23,300–24000 range. A decisive break on either side of this range will trigger the next short-term move.

 

Derivatives Overview & Outlook

Yesterday, short buildup was seen among Nifty and Banknifty futures with an increase in open interest by around 4% and 3% respectively along with some long unwinding among Finnifty and Midcapnifty futures with decrease in open interest by around 7% and 2% respectively.

Performance on the sectoral front was mix. Amongst them, Chemical stocks witnessed maximum addition of short positions, on the other hand, Capital Goods, Infra, Oil & Gas and Power stocks were up on short covering. Some long unwinding was observed among IT stocks.

On options front, call writing was seen at multiple OTM strikes. Maximum positions are at 24000 CE followed by 24500 CE and 22500 PE followed by 23000 PE.

 

Institutional Trading Activity

Yesterday, FIIs sold stocks worth Rs 1891 Cr in the cash segment, sold index futures worth Rs 1349 Cr and bought stock futures worth Rs 143 Cr. DIIs were net buyers in the cash segment to the tune of Rs 2492 Cr.

 

Nifty Futures, Banknifty Futures and Finnifty Futures Key Levels

Nifty – Resistances 23850-24000; Supports 23500-23400

Banknifty – Resistances 54000-54500; Supports 53200-52800

Finnifty – Resistances 25400-25600; Supports 25100- 24950

 

F&O stocks in ban today: KAYNES & SAIL

 

Important Results Today: CENTURYPLY,  COLPAL, EICHERMOT, EIHAHOTELS, FORTIS, GSFC, HINDALCO, JUBLPHARMA, NAUKRI & NH.

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