Abbott India Aug qtr net up 26% to Rs 22.21 cr

Pharmaceutical company Abbott India today said its net profit rose by 25.83 per cent to Rs 22.21 crore for the quarter ended August 31, 2009, over the same quarter last fiscal.

Net sales rose to Rs 200.55 crore for the quarter ended August 31, from Rs 177.85 crore in the same period last year, Abbott India said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Shares of Abbott India were trading at Rs 679 per piece on the BSE, up 17.50 per cent from previous close.