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Apollo Tyres surges to record high on earnings

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Reuters Market Eye - Shares of Apollo Tyres jumped 9.1 percent in trade to a record high of 182.90 rupees after the company's January-March earnings beat estimates, helped by an improvement in its European operations.

Europe contributed about 39 percent of Apollo's operating profit, up from 33.3 percent a year earlier, as per Reuters calculations.

Profit before tax margin from Europe also increased to 13.3 percent in Jan-March compared with 11.6 percent a year earlier.

Apollo Tyres' stock ended up 5.75 percent at 177.35 rupees.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi)

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First Published: May 15 2014 | 4:30 PM IST

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