Crop protection solutions firm UPL today posted a marginal decline in net profit for the quarter ended March at Rs 737 crore, against Rs 742 crore reported in the same quarter last year.
UPL's total income grew by 5 per cent to Rs 5,809 crore during the quarter under review, compared with Rs 5,537 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2016-17, the company said in a release issued here.
The firm's board has also recommended a dividend of Rs 8 per equity share.
UPL's shares closed 2.65 per cent up at Rs 754.25 on the BSE today.
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