Shriram Transport Finance reported 12% increase in net profit to Rs 338.10 crore during the second quarter of the financial year as against Rs 302.21 crore in the same period of the previous year.
NTPC posted around 40 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 2,898.28 crore for the second quarter ended on September 30 on account of higher power generation.
FMCG major Colgate Palmolive India today reported a 21.10 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 156.93 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.
European shares rose on Thursday, shrugging off a choppy trading session in Asia after the U.S. Federal Reserve left the door open to an interest-rate hike.