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India's Titan falls on slower September-quarter jewellery growth

BUZZ-India's Titan falls on slower September-quarter jewellery growth

** Shares of Titan TITN.NS fall as much as 4.7% to 4335.60 rupees, their lowest level in three months

** Stock posts its biggest intra-day pct fall since May

** The Indian retailer reports slower growth in its mainstay jewellery business for the September quarter, as a shift in the festive calendar delayed purchases

** Brokerage BofA says the underlying quality of jewellery growth may be stronger than the headline revenue figure suggests

** Helped by the 'Festival of Diamonds' campaign and brand-level promotions, studded jewellery grew strongly in the early thirties while plain gold jewellery grew c.20% YoY - TITN

** BofA views the favourable sales mix as supportive of profitability and potentially capable of offsetting some of the revenue shortfall

** YTD, Titan stock up 7.7%


(Reporting by Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru)

((puyaan.singh@thomsonreuters.com))

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