India's SS Retail surges on higher Q1 profit
BUZZ-India's SS Retail surges on higher Q1 profit ** Shares of SS Retail SSRE.NS up 14.3% at 791.2 rupees
**Consumer electronic retail chain operator's standalone Q1 profit jumps 60.7% to 238.7 million rupees; Q1 rev from ops jumps 54.6% to 7.69 billion rupees
** Co says same-store sales growth jumped 34% during the quarter
** Improved store productivity and operating leverage are expected to drive incremental EBITDA margin expansion, says co in earnings statement
** Stock up nearly 26% since its listing on September 23
(Reporting by Mridula Kumar in Bengaluru)