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5 min read | Updated on September 01, 2025, 13:02 IST
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Shares of the electric two-wheeler maker rose as much as 10% to hit an intraday high of ₹495 after the company on Saturday unveiled a new two-wheeler platform for a new generation of electric scooters across multiple segments.
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The measure of IT stocks on the National Stock Exchange was the top sectoral gainer. Image: Shutterstock
The Indian equity benchmarks extended gains in noon deals on the back of buying interest in Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Eternal, TCS and Tata Motors. The SENSEX rose as much as 445 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday high of 24,576.
Investors’ sentiment got a boost from better-than-expected Q1 economic growth data. India's economy rose at 7.8% in the first quarter of current financial year.
As of 1:01 pm, the SENSEX was up 421 points at 80,222 and NIFTY50 index advanced 142 points to 24,568.
"Built for versatility, scalability, and cost optimisation, the new e-scooter platform is the first vehicle architecture since the launch of Ather 450," the company announced at an event.
The project is expected to create over 5,000 direct and indirect jobs in Maharashtra, “significantly boosting the consumer electronics ecosystem in western India,” the company said.
Bajaj Auto had sold 3,97,804 vehicles in August 2024, according to a regulatory filing.
Total domestic sales (including commercial vehicles) declined 8 per cent to 2,32,398 units in August compared to 2,53,827 units sold in the corresponding month last year.
Total exports for July rose 29 per cent year-on-year to 1,85,218 vehicles from 1,43,977 units in the year-ago period, according to the filing.
The stock came under buying interest after it secured PLI certification for Gen 3 scooters.
Ola Electric secured Production Linked Incentive (PLI) certification for its Gen 3 scooter portfolio, a move expected to boost profitability from the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
The certification, granted by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, covers all seven models in Ola’s Gen 3 scooter lineup, including its flagship S1 Pro and S1 X variants.
With both its Gen 2 and Gen 3 portfolios now PLI-compliant, the company is eligible for incentives ranging from 13% to 18% of determined sales value until 2028.
The stock was witnessing heavier than usual trading volumes as trading volume shares spiked by 17 times to 5.97 lakh shares against average trading volume of 34,655 shares on the National Stock Exchange.
On the BSE, as many as 46,000 shares changed hands compared with an average of 2,212 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.
Analysts said that value buying at lower levels after witnessing a sharp sell-off also aided the upmove in IT stocks.
Oracle Financial Services Software, Coforge, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Persistent Systems and Wipro also rose between 1 and 2.6%.
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