** PTC India PTCI.NS climbs as much as 4.67% to 179.38
rupees
** Power finance company posts 12.3% y/y rise in Q2
consolidated net profit to 1.46 bln rupees
** Rev from ops rises ~1.2% y/y; profit margins expand to 6%
from 5.8%
** PTCI among the only three gainers on Nifty High Beta 50
index .NIFTYHBI , which is a compilation of 50 stocks listed on
NSE with high beta - a measure of sensitivity of stock returns
to Nifty 50 .NSEI returns
** Stock down 8% YTD, underperforming NSEI's 9.13% rise
** In 2023, PTCI added 134% vs Nifty 50's 20% gains to enter
the high beta 50 index
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
((bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com; +91 9769003463;))