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Indian drugmaker Cipla beats Q4 profit estimates on strong US demand

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Cipla, India’s third-largest generic drugmaker by sales, reported fourth-quarter profit above expectations on Friday, driven by strong demand for its products in its key U.S. markets The company reported a 78.5% increase in net profit to 9.39 billion rupees ($112.5 million) for the quarter ended March 31, beating analysts’ estimate of 8.11 …

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India’s Dr. LalPath Labs posts higher Q4 profit rises on healthy testing demand

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Dr. Lal PathLabs, India’s biggest diagnostics firm by revenue, posted a bigger profit for the fourth straight quarter on Thursday, led by the addition of more labs and increased demand for medical tests. The company’s consolidated net profit jumped 49% year-on-year to 845 million rupees ($10.1 million) in the fourth quarter. Its …

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Pizza Hut India operator posts biggest profit drop yet on slow demand, piling costs

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Sapphire Foods India, which operates the Pizza Hut and KFC chains of restaurants, posted its biggest profit fall since listing and missed estimates on Friday, as inflation-weary customers continued to cut back on dining out and ordering in. The Yum Brands franchisee’s consolidated net profit fell 98% to 23.9 million Indian rupees …

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Poultry firm Venky’s India Q4 profit rises on steady demand, easing costs

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Venky’s India reported a 32.8% jump in its fourth-quarter profit on Friday, benefiting from strong demand in its poultry products business amid easing costs. The Pune-based poultry company’s profit rose to 335.1 million rupees ($4 million) in the quarter ended March 31, from 252.3 million rupees a year ago, it said in …

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India’s Punjab National Bank seeks to close institutional share sale in 6 months, CEO says

By Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Punjab National Bank aims to close a planned share sale to large investors over the next 6 months, its chief executive said on Friday, as the state-run lender looks to shore up capital. Banks in Asia’s third-largest economy are boosting their capital base to meet the rising demand …

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Cable maker Polycab India posts Q4 profit rise on healthy demand

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Polycab India reported a 28.5% jump in its fourth-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strong demand for its wires and cables, its largest segment. Consolidated net profit rose to 5.46 billion rupees ($65.4 million) for the three months ended March 31 from 4.25 billion rupees a year earlier. Cables and wires companies …

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Indian shares rebound after drop on election jitters, foreign selling

By Bharath Rajeswaran and Hritam Mukherjee BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares gained on Friday after logging their worst session in three months a day prior on concerns over the outcome of ongoing national elections and selling by foreign investors. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 was up 0.46% at 22,060.80 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex …

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Air India Express cabin crew rejoins work ending second day of disruption

By Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Air India Express said on Thursday its cabin crew has rejoined work after reporting sick this week, ending disruptions in services at the Tata Group’s budget carrier that cancelled its flights for the second day. “We sincerely apologise to those inconvenienced by these unintended disruptions. It is not in …

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Exclusive: India to delay payments market cap, helping Walmart-backed PhonePe, Google Pay

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – India will again delay caps on market share for a popular digital payments method, two sources told Reuters, benefiting Google Pay and Walmart-backed PhonePe as the authorities prioritise growth over concerns about market concentration. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the quasi-regulator, will extend by as much as …

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