India's P&G Hygiene hits record high on Q4 profit rise

Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care

28/08/2023 10:32

** Shares of Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care
 PROC.NS  up as much as 6.6% at an all-time high of 16,561
rupees
    ** Whisper sanitary napkin maker on Monday reported an over
three-fold surge in its June qtr profit to 1.51 bln rupees 
($18.3 mln); rev from ops up ~12% YoY
    ** PROC also recommended final dividend of 105 rupees per
share
    ** Over 15,000 shares change hands as of 02:56 p.m. IST,
2.9x the 30-day moving avg 
    ** As of last close, stock up ~9% so far this year

($1 = 82.6275 Indian rupees)

 (Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
 ((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))