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Balkrishna slumps; price cuts weighed on earnings

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Reuters Market Eye - Balkrishna Industries slumps 8.4 pct, adding to Friday's 16.6 pct decline.

Sept-qtr net profit fell 16.5 pct to 901.6 million rupees ($14.62 million).

Price cuts following global rivals weighed - Analysts.

Price cuts negated the potential impact of rubber price trading near five-year low.

Sept-qtr cost of material consumed as a percentage of total income at 55 pct, compared with 50.55 pct for the June quarter - Reuters Calculations.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi)

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First Published: Nov 17 2014 | 12:53 PM IST

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