The group reported earnings of 21 cents per share for the quarter. In the six months to September the group reported earnings of 40 cents per share on total profits of 441 million rupees, up 53 percent from a year earlier.
In the September quarter, revenues rose 11 percent to 1.8 billion rupees and expenses rose at a slower 9 percent to 927 million rupees, allowing gross profits to expand 13 percent to 968 million rupees.
Finance costs fell 31 percent to 145 million rupees, and an 84 million rupees trading loss was a gain of 10 million rupees this quarter.
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