Shares of Maruti Suzuki India Monday fell by over 2 percent in August

Shares of Maruti Suzuki India Monday fell by over 2 percent after the company reported a decline in its total sales for August.

The stock slipped 1.90 percent to end at Rs 8,924 on the BSE. During the day, it lost 2.29 percent to Rs 8,888.85.

On the NSE, shares of the company fell by 2.42 percent to close at Rs 8,876.

The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Saturday reported 3.4 percent decline in total sales to 1,58,189 units in August.

The company had sold 1,63,701 units in August last year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.

Domestic sales were also down by 2.8 percent at 1,47,700 units last month as against 1,52,000 units in the year-ago month, it added.

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