** Shares of Sansera Engineering Ltd SASE.NS fall as much
as 3.6% to 751.55 rupees, their steepest pct drop since Feb. 1
** The auto equipment maker reports 6% drop in Q4
consolidated net profit as total expenses surge 8.8% Y/Y
** Rev from ops up 7.4%
** About 91,500 shares change hands by 12:24 p.m. IST, 2.3x
the 30-day avg - Refinitiv Data
** Stock last down 0.7%, cutting YTD gains to 3.7% vs Nifty
auto's .NIFTYAUTO 9.7% gain
($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Priya Sagar in Bengaluru)
((Priya.Sagar@thomsonreuters.com))