** Shares of Jindal SAW JIND.NS drop 5.3% to 232.48 rupees; on track to log worst day in nearly a month
** Steel pipes maker reported 42% drop in Q4 consol net profit after tax to 2.91 billion rupees
** Rev down 7%, while sales of iron steel and pipes dropped 9.2% as demand dipped in the quarter
** Stock eyes busiest trading session since mid-March, with volumes at 2.1x the 30-day avg
** Year-to-date, JIND down ~16% while peers Welspun Corp WGSR.NS lost ~6% and APL Apollo Tubes APLA.NS up ~2%
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
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