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Vol. 5 Num 154 Tue. October 26, 2004  
   
Business


Reliance Ind Q2 profit up 39pc


Reliance Industries Ltd, the petrochemical flagship of India's largest private sector company, said Monday second quarter net profit jumped 39 percent against a backdrop of surging oil product prices.

Net profit for the three months to September totalled 17.52 billion rupees ($380 million) on sales up 27 percent from a year earlier to 229.17 billion rupees, said the company, owner of the world's third largest oil refinery.