ITC's Q3 bottomline up 18%

ITC has posted a 18% gain in net profit to Rs 448.94 crore during the quarter ended December 31, 2004 as compared to Rs 380.70 crore during the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal.

According to a release issued to the BSE, the total income has increased 11% from Rs 1665.18 crore in Q3-03 to Rs 1846.40 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.