India's Wockhardt rises after strong results

Wockhardt

02/11/2020 08:44

** Generic drugmaker's shares  WCKH.NS  rise as much as
6.37% to 309.85 rupees - set for their biggest single-day pct
gain since Aug 4
    ** Co posts 35.5 mln rupees ($476,958.22) profit for quarter
to September vs loss of 821.7 mln rupees a year ago, helped by
strength in its UK business  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2HM02F
    ** About 1.1 mln shares change hands, vs 30-day average
volume of about 490,000 shares
    ** Stock has risen 24.5% this year, as of last close


($1 = 74.4300 Indian rupees)

 (Reporting by Derek Francis)
 ((Derek.francis@thomsonreuters.com))