India's Trident slips on Q4 profit drop
** Shares of Trident TRIE.NS fall 6% to 38.1 rupees
** The textile retailer posted a 56% drop in Q4 consolidated
net profit to 566.1 mln rupees ($6.8 million) as demand for its
bedsheets, paper and towel products fall
** More than 10.8 mln shares change hands, 1.2x its 30-day
avg
** Stock down 3% so far in May
($1 = 83.3270 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Ashna Teresa Britto in Bengaluru)
((AshnaTeresa.Britto@thomsonreuters.com ; ( +91 8078332441))
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