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Ashok Leyland Ltd is down for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 144.75, down 0.75% on the day as on 13:19 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.22% on the day, quoting at 23353.3. The Sensex is at 74101.32, down 0.33%.Ashok Leyland Ltd has lost around 9.67% in last one month.Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which Ashok Leyland Ltd is a constituent, has increased around 0% in last one month and is currently quoting at 26092.8, up 0.38% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 151.96 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 286.05 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 145.98, down 0.99% on the day. Ashok Leyland Ltd jumped 23.75% in last one year as compared to a 5.65% slide in NIFTY and a 12.39% spurt in the Nifty Auto index.
The PE of the stock is 22.4 based on TTM earnings ending March 26.
For the full year,net profit rose 11.72% to Rs 3471.03 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 3106.80 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 16.00% to Rs 56076.03 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 48341.76 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.
Ashok Leyland Ltd is up for a fifth straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 163.24, up 3.18% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 1.01% on the day, quoting at 23958.55. The Sensex is at 76230.39, up 1.08%. Ashok Leyland Ltd has dropped around 3.58% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which Ashok Leyland Ltd is a constituent, has dropped around 1.45% in last one month and is currently quoting at 26017.1, up 1.59% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 213.06 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 210.78 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark May futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 163.5, up 3.03% on the day. Ashok Leyland Ltd is up 36.09% in last one year as compared to a 4.17% drop in NIFTY and a 11.22% drop in the Nifty Auto index.
The PE of the stock is 25.27 based on TTM earnings ending December 25.
The auto shares witnessed selling pressure for the second consecutive trading session.
At 12:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex tumbled 879.15 points or 1.14% to 76,448.11. The Nifty 50 index declined 239 points or 0.99% to 23,937.50.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index dropped 0.92% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.66%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,666 shares rose and 1,480 shares fell. A total of 220 shares were unchanged.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for June 2026 settlement added $3.42 or 3.38% to $104.71 a barrel.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee declined against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 95.1600 compared with its close of 93.5100 during the previous trading session.
PM Modi Urges Austerity Amid Energy Crisis:
Amid elevated crude oil prices and the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to adopt austerity measures, including reducing petrol and diesel consumption, avoiding non-essential gold purchases and foreign travel, and promoting the use of locally manufactured products. He also advocated greater use of public transport, EVs, work-from-home practices, and domestic tourism to conserve foreign exchange reserves and strengthen India’s economic resilience.
The Prime Minister also called for reduced edible oil consumption and lower dependence on chemical fertilizers, while encouraging natural farming and wider adoption of solar-powered irrigation systems. Stressing the importance of the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative, Modi said increasing the use of indigenous products was essential to reduce import dependence and safeguard national interests amid global economic disruptions.
Derivatives:
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 8.40% to 18.26. The Nifty 26 May 2026 futures were trading at 23,975, at a premium of 37.5 points as compared with the spot at 23,937.50
The Nifty option chain for the 26 May 2026 expiry showed a maximum call OI of 56.3 lakh contracts at the 25,000 strike price. A maximum put OI of 38.4 lakh contracts was seen at the 23,000 strike price.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Auto index declined 1.54% to 26,840.65. The index fell 1.83% in the two consecutive trading sessions.
Ashok Leyland (down 3.35%), Mahindra & Mahindra (down 2.51%), Bosch (down 2.12%), Exide Industries (down 2.1%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (down 2.07%), Tube Investments of India (down 1.87%), Eicher Motors (down 1.4%), TVS Motor Company (down 1.23%), Hero MotoCorp (down 1.21%) and Maruti Suzuki India (down 1.04%) advanced.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Kewal Kiran Clothing declined 3.15%. The company has reported 14.2% rise in net profit to Rs 34.5 crore on a 12.4% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 323.8 crore in Q4 FY26 as compared with Q4 FY25.
Aarti Surfactants dropped 10.42% after the company’s consolidated net profit tumbled 56.89% to Rs 4.19 crore in Q4 FY26 from Rs 9.72 crore in Q4 FY25. Revenue from operations jumped 26.83% YoY to Rs 256.28 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2026.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd rose 2.35% today to trade at Rs 3287. The BSE Auto index is up 1.5% to quote at 58588.85. The index is up 8.96 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, Ashok Leyland Ltd increased 2.03% and Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd added 1.91% on the day. The BSE Auto index went up 15.1 % over last one year compared to the 3.89% fall in benchmark SENSEX.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has added 8.78% over last one month compared to 8.96% gain in BSE Auto index and 4.59% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 55325 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 1.75 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 3840 on 05 Jan 2026. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 2896.3 on 16 Mar 2026.