Aster DM Healthcare tumbles 7% on Rs 83 crore loss in June quarter

On a consolidated basis, the loss came in at Rs 83 crore, compared to net profit of Rs 3 crore in the year ago period

Shares of Aster DM tumbled 7 per cent to Rs 128.25 apiece on the BSE on Thursday after the healthcare services reported weak set of numbers for June quarter of FY21 (Q1FY21). At 9:52 am, the stock was quoting at Rs 132 per share, down 4 per cent on the BSE, as against 107 points, or 0.34 per cent, gain in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex.

The company reported a standalone net loss of Rs 27.52 crore for the quarter udner review, as against Rs 17 crore loss in the year-ago period. Sequentially, the company had posted a profit of Rs