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India's Bharti Airtel profit dives surprise 37%
Aug 8th, 2012
India's biggest mobile phone company, Bharti Airtel, reported on Wednesday a surprise 37-percent dive in quarterly profit, hit by "hyper-competition" that squeezed earnings. (Source: AFP) -
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in Bharti Airtel fell as much as 4.9 percent in early morning trade on Thursday after posting lower-than-expected quarterly earnings. Net profit fell to 5.09 billion rupees in the Jan-March quarter versus the consensus forecast of 7.41 billion rupees. The company said results were hit by higher depreciation, amortisation, ... [Full Article]
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