** Shares of non-banking financial company JSW Holdings Ltd
JNSW.NS rise as much as 3.2% to 4344.9 rupees, marking highest
intraday percentage gain since Oct 27, ahead of its Sept-qtr
results on Friday
** Stock also hits highest in a week
** JNSW, the investment arm of conglomerate JSW Group, had
posted a 62.8% drop in June-qtr consol profit at 55.5 million
rupees ($672,279.09) due to higher expenses
** JNSW's first-qtr revenue from ops, however, rose to 188.0
mln rupees from 156.4 mln rupees a year ago
** JSW Energy Ltd JSWE.NS reported a 35.7% rise in
Sept-qtr profit last month, while JSW Steel JSTL.NS posted a
surprise quarterly loss on price slump
** JNSW stock up 1.5% this year, up to last close
($1 = 82.5550 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Biplob Kumar Das in Bengaluru)
((Biplobkumar.das@thomsonreuters.com))