** Shares of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services MMFS.NS fall 4.3% to 386.1 rupees
** Financial services company, which disburses loans for tractors and passenger vehicles, posted slowdown in Q3 business assets growth to 12% from 18% the year before
** Motilal Oswal says vehicle finance disbursements picked up during the quarter due to GST rate cuts and festive-season demand, but the GST-driven boost in the two-wheeler segment eased in December
** Brokerage notes that demand in used vehicle segment remained weak, as lenders and sellers took a wait-and-watch approach after GST cuts led to some price corrections
** Stock rated "Buy" on average by 32 analysts; median PT at 320 rupees, per data compiled by LSEG
** Stock rose 56.3% in 2025
(Reporting by Mridula Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Mridula.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))