BSE Q1 net profit drops 21.4% to Rs 32.48 cr; income falls to Rs 162.11 cr

Leading stock exchange BSE on Monday reported a 21.4 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 32.48 crore in quarter ended June 30, 2020.

The exchange had posted a net profit of Rs 41.32 crore in the year-ago period, BSE said in a regulatory filing on the NSE.

Total income declined to Rs 162.11 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 165.97 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

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