** Shares of Indian distributor of Apple products Redington
REDI.NS rise as much as 2.95% to 141.40 rupees, their highest
since Oct. 21
** Co, which also provides IT services, to report Sept. qtr
results on Wednesday
** Co's consolidated profit grew 33.3% to 3.16 billion
Indian rupees ($38.18 million) in the June qtr
** Redington benefited from enterprises switching to work
from home during the pandemic, lifting demand for smartphones,
laptops and personal computers
** More than 1.58 mln shares change hands by 0733 GMT vs
30-day avg of 1.55 mln shares
** Stock down 5.2% YTD, up to last close
($1 = 82.7650 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))