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The company's standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 304.74 crore, registering 10.2 per cent yoy increase. This was on account of jump in sales from domestic formulations by 13.75 per cent, contrast media by 11.23 per cent, rest of the world exports by 7.16 per cent and Russia exports by 5.22 per cent.

Salzer Electronics reported standalone revenue for the quarter at Rs. 110.69 crore, registering 10.5 per cent yoy increase.

Indian sugar stocks were buzzing from the start of the week after the Union Government doubled import tax on sugar. The import duty on sugar was hiked to 100 per centon February 6. The stocks have duly broken their 5-10 days consolidation.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 27.8 crore, yoy increase of 11.2 per cent. This was due to lower depreciation and finance cost.