The country's largest liquefied natural gas importer, Petronet LNG, today said its net profit rose by 16.74 per cent to Rs 120.67 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2009, over the same period last year.
Total income of the company surged over two-fold to Rs 3,425.73 crore in the latest quarter, against Rs 1,672.69 crore in the same period of the corresponding fiscal, Petronet LNG said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Shares of Petronet LNG closed at Rs 72.20 on the BSE on Friday, up 0.21 per cent from its previous day's close.