** Shares of MRF ltd MRF.NS up 3.7% at 140,000 rupees
** Tyre maker reports Q4 profit from cont ops of 4.98 billion rupees, beating analysts' estimate of 3.57 billion rupees, per data compiled by LSEG
** Rev came largely in line with estimates at 69.44 billion rupees
** MRF also declares dividend of 229 rupees per share
** Trading volume pick up post earnings announcement, currently at nearly 2x the 30-day avg
** Stock up 7% so far in 2025
(Reporting by Nishit Navin)
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