** Shares of Monte Carlo Fashions MOCF.NS rise as much as
3.2% to 680 rupees, their highest since Jan. 17
** The apparel company reported a 11.4% Y/Y rise in Q3
profit, though EBIDTA margin eased to 25% from 24.6% a year ago
** Revenue from ops climbed 12.5%, with cotton segment
contributing ~48% and woollens 34.3%, Co says
** Nearly 52,000 shares traded by 11:23 a.m. IST, 1.3x the
30-day avg
** Stock last up 0.7%, cutting YTD losses to ~4%
($1 = 82.6500 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))