Indian share markets witnessed volatile trading activity throughout the day today and ended on a flat note.

Benchmark indices climbed off the fresh record high and turned negative in today's session after goods and services tax (GST) collection in the month of June falls below Rs 1 tn for first time after 8 months.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 19 points (down 0.1%).

Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed lower by 16 points (down 0.1%).

UltraTech Cement and Shree Cement were among the top gainers today.

Tata Motors and Tech Mahindra, on the other hand, were among the top losers today.

The SGX Nifty was trading at 15,837, down by 27 points, at the time of writing.

The BSE Mid Cap index ended up by 0.2%, while the BSE Small Cap index ended down by 0.3%.

Sectoral indices ended on a mixed note with stocks in the auto sector, IT sector, and energy sector witnessing most of the selling pressure.

Banking stocks, on the other hand, witnessed buying interest.

Shares of JK Lakshmi Cement and Godrej Consumer hit their respective 52-week highs today.

Asian stock markets ended on a mixed note today.

The Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite ended the day down by 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively.

The Nikkei ended up by 0.2% in today's session.

US stock futures are trading on a flat note today with the Dow Futures trading up by 9 points.

The rupee is trading at 74.54 against the US$.

Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading up by 1.1% at Rs 47,838 per 10 grams.

In news from the auto sector, Maruti Suzuki was among the top buzzing stocks today.

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said its total production last month rose to 1.7 lakh units as various states eased Covid related restrictions.

The company had produced a total of 40,924 units in May this year, Maruti Suzuki said in a regulatory filing.

Maruti Suzuki has shut production from May 1 till May 16 in order to divert oxygen from industrial use for medical purposes.

Production of mini cars comprising Alto and S-Presso models stood at 26,316 units last month as against 4,896 units in May.

Manufacturing of compact cars, comprising WagonR, Celerio, Ignis, Swift, Baleno, and Dzire, rose to 89,966 units last month as against 25,130 units in May 2021.

Similarly, the production of utility vehicles like Gypsy, Ertiga, S-Cross, Vitara Brezza, and XL6 increased to 35,917 units in June compared to 9,106 units in May.

The company said production of its light commercial vehicle Super Carry stood at 2,539 units last month against 296 units in May 2021.

Maruti Suzuki reported a net profit of Rs 11.7 bn in the fourth quarter ended 31 March 2021, lower by 9.7% compared to the same period last year.

Maruti Suzuki's share price ended the day down by 1.3% on the BSE.

Moving on to news from the banking sector...

AU Small Finance Bank Rallies 11% as GNPAs Remain Stable in June Quarter

Shares of AU Small Finance Bank rallied 11% at Rs 1,142 on the BSE in the intra-day trade today after the lender said its absolute gross non-performing assets (GNPA) in the April-June quarter were broadly stable on a sequential basis as net additions (slippages net of recoveries and upgrades) to GNPA declined by Rs 80 m.

Effectively, the GNPA ratio is expected to stay around 4.3%.

On the other hand, total restructured loans increased to around 3.8%.

Meanwhile, total assets under management (AUM) declined 3% quarter on quarter (QoQ) but were up 22% year on year (YoY), AU Small Finance Bank said in its provisional performance review for the quarter ended on June 2021.

Furthermore, on a gross advance basis, the bank witnessed a 2% QoQ decline (up 31% YoY).

The sequential decline was primarily on account of lockdowns in core states and territories, which resulted in subdued disbursements at Rs 18.9 bn (74% QoQ decline).

On the liability front, the company's total deposits grew at 38% YoY and at 3% QoQ to Rs 370.1 bn.

This, it said, was primarily led by robust current account saving account (CASA) growth of 157% YoY, thus, the CASA ratio improved to 26%, compared to 23% in the March 2021 quarter and 14% in the first quarter of the current financial year.

Cost of funds improved 90 basis points (bps) YoY to 6.3%.

AU Small Finance Bank's share price ended the day up by 8.1% on the BSE.

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