** Shares of Muthoot Capital Services MUTH.NS fall as much as 6.54% to 255 rupees, a six-month low; stock last down 5%
** Automobile financier posts 82% drop in Q2 standalone profit to around 28 million rupees ($318,648.93)
** Revenue from operations rises 41% y/y to 1.54 billion rupees; 73% rise in expenses led to profit drop
** Asset quality deteriorates on a sequential basis, with gross non-performing assets rising to 6.46% from 5.76%
** MUTH falls 18.3% in 2025 so far, exchange data shows
($1 = 87.8710 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
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