* Novartis India Q2 net up 22% to Rs. 40.5 cr
Drug firm Novartis India on Thursday said its net profit rose by 21.98 per cent to Rs. 40.5 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2010, over the same period previous fiscal.
* Ambuja Cements net down at Rs. 152 cr
Cement major Ambuja Cements on Thursday said that it has clocked a net sales of Rs. 1,564 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal, down 2.9 per cent from Rs. 1,611 crore in the year-ago period. Net sales declined on account of lower realisations, the company said.
* McDonald's Q3 net income jumps 10%
McDonald's frappes, smoothies and dollar menu drew in more customers in the third quarter, pushing the world's largest burger chain's net income up 10 per cent.
* TCS tops expectations, profit up at Rs. 2,169 cr
Indian IT major beat the Street’s expectations after it announced a 13.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter rise in its second quarter.
# Output outage pulls down ACC net by 79.2%
# GlaxoSmithKline Q3 net down 3.5%
# Sensex regains 20K in 388-point rebound
# Allahabad Bank Q2 net up 20% on NII growth
# TCS rises over 1% on hopes of strong Q2 numbers
# Ashok Leyland gains 2% on good Q2 numbers
# Kotak Bank consolidated Q2 net up 21%
