Procter & Gamble profit up 42 pc at Rs 77 cr in Oct-Dec

Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care today posted 41.82 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 76.57 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 53.99 crore during the same period of previous year.
Net sales of the company rose to Rs 570.59 crore during the second quarter, as against Rs 470.57 crore in the same period of previous year, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care said in a filing to the BSE.
Procter & Gamble shares closed at Rs 3,084.20 apiece on the BSE, down 0.10 per cent from previous close.