July 31 (Reuters) - India's top carmaker Maruti Suzuki MRTI.NS reported a surprise quarterly profit rise on Thursday.
The Swift small car manufacturer's profit for April–June rose to 37.12 billion rupees ($423.8 million) from 36.5 billion a year earlier, and exceeded analysts' expectations of 31.05 billion rupees, according to data compiled by LSEG.
($1 = 87.5850 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
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