Trimming most of its early gains, shares of Future Retail today ended nearly 2 per cent higher on profit-booking at higher levels after the company reported a net profit of Rs 21.74 crore for the quarter ended December.
After surging 19.96 per cent to Rs 97.35 -- its upper circuit limit -- in intra-day trade on the BSE, Future Retail's scrip finally ended at Rs 82.60, up 1.79 per cent.
At the NSE, the stock closed at Rs 82.50, up 1.29 per cent.
The company's result was announced after market hours yesterday.
It had posted a net loss of Rs 20.41 crore in the same quarter last year.
The company's net sales during the December quarter was Rs 2,276.30 crore, against Rs 1,252.85 crore in the year-ago period.
