New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) Shares of telecom infrastructure firm Bharti Infratel on Tuesday declined nearly 2 per cent after the company reported a 21 per cent drop in consolidated net profit for the April-June quarter.

At the BSE, it dipped 1.72 per cent to close at Rs 191.20. During the day, it declined 3.44 per cent to Rs 187.85.

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The stock went lower by 1.62 per cent to close at Rs 191.10 on the NSE.

Bharti Infratel on Monday reported a 21 per cent drop in consolidated net profit to Rs 704 crore for the April-June quarter.

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The net profit stood at Rs 887 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous year, when the company had benefited from certain one-off gains with respect to operating expense reversal and certain tax-related reversal.

The company's board also accepted resignation of D S Rawat as Managing Director and CEO with effect from August 3, 2020.

The consolidated revenues for the first quarter of FY2020-21 came in at Rs 3,505 crore, down 6 per cent year-on-year.

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