ITC Q2 net up 10% at Rs 2,500 cr

ITC Ltd posted 10.49% increase in standalone net profit at Rs 2,500.03 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2016-17 on Wednesday. The company had posted net profit of Rs 2,262.5 crore during the same period of 2015-16 fiscal.

Total income from operations of the Kolkata-based company went up by 7.97% to Rs 13,616.61 crore for the quarter under review, as against Rs 12,611.29 crore of the July- September quarter of the previous fiscal, ITC said in a filing to the BSE. ITC shares were trading at Rs 236.80 per scrip, down 0.82%, on the BSE.