Maruti Udyog on Monday said its net profit soared by 42.1 per cent to Rs 170.9 crore during the quarter ended June 30, 2004 against Rs 120.2 crore during the year-ago period, buoyed by a 19 per cent jump in sales volume.
Amid stiff competition from private and foreign players, the country's 27 public sector banks logged 35 per cent growth in profit at Rs 16,546 crore (Rs 165.46 billion) while their bad assets fell below 3 per cent during 2003-04.
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Driven by the top three carmakers -- Maruti, Hyundai and Tata Motors -- the car sales surged by 25 per cent in June 2004 over the same month last year.