New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) Shares of Ujjivan Financial Services on Thursday jumped nearly 13 per cent after the company reported over 79 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit in the March 2020 quarter.

The scrip zoomed 11.82 per cent to Rs 174.90 on BSE.

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On NSE, it surged 12.75 per cent to Rs 176.40.

Ujjivan Financial Services on Wednesday reported over 79 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 77.43 crore in the March 2020 quarter.

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The company had posted a net profit of Rs 43.15 crore during the January-March period of 2019.

Its consolidated income during the quarter under review rose to Rs 805.20 crore as against Rs 590.01 crore in the same period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing.

For the full fiscal (2019-20), the company's net profit on a consolidated basis nearly doubled to Rs 298.66 crore from Rs 150.44 crore in the previous year. Total income for the entire fiscal rose to Rs 2,969.37 crore from Rs 2013.62 crore in 2018-19.

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