Hero MotoCorp shares surge after Jan-March profit beat

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in Hero MotCorp Ltd, India's largest motorcycle manufacturer, gain as much as 4.8 percent in early morning trade after the company's January-March profit beat street estimates for the first quarter in six.

Hero reported a net profit of 5.74 billion rupeesfor the three months to end-March on Friday compared to analysts expectations of 4.98 billion rupees.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)