** Shares of the Indian distributor of Apple AAPL.O
products REDI.NS rise as much as 9.4% to 169.90 rupees, their
highest since Feb. 2, 2018
** REDI on Monday posted a 21.2% rise in December-quarter
consol. net profit to 1.89 bln rupees ($25.93 mln) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2KE0PV
** REDI's December-quarter profit was helped by 14.9% rise
in consol. revenue from operations, as India distribution
business revenue jumped 45%, offsetting a 2% revenue decline in
overseas business
** Revenue from distribution of Apple products comprised 41%
of REDI's total December-quarter revenue
** Nearly 1.2 mln shares traded, 2.6 times their 30-day
moving avg of about 453,000 shares
** REDI stock pares some gains, last up 4.2% as of 0605 GMT
** Stock rose 12.2% in 2020
($1 = 72.8750 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru)
((AnuronKumar.Mitra@thomsonreuters.com; +91 99863 58469;))