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JSW Steel quarterly profit falls 44%, but beats estimates

The net profit of steelmaker's first quarter dropped to Rs 6.26 billion

JSW Steel quarterly profit falls 44%, but beats estimates
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Last Updated : Aug 01 2017 | 4:18 PM IST

India's biggest steel producer, JSW Steel Ltd, said on Tuesday net profit fell 44% in the quarter ended June but outperformed analysts' estimates.

Net profit for the Mumbai-based steelmaker's first quarter dropped to Rs 6.26 billion ($97.70 million), from 11.20 billion a year earlier. 

Analysts on average had expected net profit of Rs 5.83 billion, according to Thomson Reuters data.

($1= Rs 64.0750)

 

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First Published: Aug 01 2017 | 3:51 PM IST

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