India's Vijaya Diagnostic Centre hits record high on Q4 profit rise

Vijaya Diagnostic Centre

09/05/2024 07:24

** Shares of Vijaya Diagnostic Centre  VIJA.NS  up as much
as 6.9% to a record high of 724.25 rupees
    ** VIJA on Wednesday reported a near 22% rise in its
consolidated net profit for the March-qtr to 334.5 mln rupees 
($4 mln)
    ** Revenue from operations rose 28.3% 
    ** More than 1 mln shares change hands by 11:47 a.m. IST,
6.9x their 30-day avg volume; busiest day yet since Feb. 7
    ** Average rating of six analysts covering the stock is
"buy"; median PT is 680 rupees - LSEG data
    ** Including session's gain, stock is up 4.1% YTD, while
rivals Metropolis Healthcare  METP.NS  is up 3.2%, and Dr. Lal
Pathlabs  DLPA.NS  is down 12.4% 




($1 = 83.4800 Indian rupees)

 (Reporting by Navamya Ganesh Acharya in Bengaluru)
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