India's Zen Technologies plunges on weaker Q3 order book, core profit margins
** Shares of Zen Technologies ZETE.NS drop 20%, the lower
limit of exchange-allowed trading band, to 1,080 rupees
** Defence equipment maker bagged orders worth 16.9 mln
rupees in Q3FY25 vs 1.29 bln rupees worth orders in Q3FY24
** Its core profit margins narrowed to 35.9% in Q3 from
47.34% a year ago
** Stock eyes worst day since March 2020
** Over 1.3 mln shares traded, 2.1x the 30-day avg
** ZETE down ~56% YTD
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))
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