ITC Posts 21 Percent Boost in Q3 Profit, Exceeds Market Expectations

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January 18, 2013 5:49 PM EST

India's largest cigarette maker, ITC Ltd(ITC.NS), posted a 21 percent jump in quarterly net profit on Friday, beating market expectations.

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A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past an ITC office building in Kolkata September 4, 2012.

ITC, India's fourth most-valuable company at $41.1 billion, said its net profit rose to 20.5 billion rupeesfor the quarter ended December 31, up from 17 billion rupees a year earlier.

Analysts had expected a 16.5 percent rise in earnings to 19.8 billion rupees, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past an ITC office building in Kolkata September 4, 2012.
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