** Ircon International IRCN.NS slides as much as 9.2% to
163.33 rupees, lowest since December 2023
** Engineering and construction co's Q3 consol net profit
plummets ~65% y/y
** Q3 EBITDA margins falls to 5.3% vs year-ago 10.1%
** Third-quarter order book declines over 25% y/y
** Stock among top four pct losers on Nifty 500 index
.NIFTY500 , which is down 1.1%
** IRCN last down ~8%, extends YTD losses to ~23%
($1 = 86.5000 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))