India's Asian Paints jumps on higher quarterly profit
** Asian Paints ASPN.NS, India's largest paint-maker by market share, climbs 5.3% to 2,798.3 rupees ** Consolidated net profit rose 43% Y/Y to 9.94 billion rupees ($113.1 million) on strong domestic volume growth for decorative paints and a low base after earnings slumped a year earlier ** Shares were trading marginally higher ahead of the results ** Session's rise boosts YTD gains to ~22% ($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Manvi Pant) ((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))
Recent news on Asian Paints
See all newsIndia Stocks: Indian shares slip as high oil prices fuel inflation worries
India's Asian Paints names former JPM exec Puri as next chairman (updated)
India's Asian Paints names Leo Puri as chairman from January 2027
Brief: Asian Paints Appoints Leo Puri As Chairman Effective Jan 23, 2027
India's UltraTech Cement enters wires and cables business with $190.5 million investment (updated)