Black is the least opted shade when it comes to buying a four wheeler.
Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda saw their passenger vehicle sales improve in August compared to the same month last year, although Ford and Toyota witnessed a decline.
Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.
Striking workers lacked support in the Pimpri-Chinchwad-Chakan belt.
Terming the calls for imposing additional tax on diesel vehicles as "retrograde", homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra today said such a move will only further impede growth of the industry which has had a difficult year in 2011.
Kotak Mahindra Bank was the biggest gainer on both the indices, ending nearly 9 per cent higher following reports that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc was planning to pick up stake in the private sector lender.
FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
