New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) Animal health firm SeQuent Scientific on Wednesday reported a 65.03 percent rise in its consolidated profit after tax to (PAT) Rs 39.69 crore for the quarter ended in December.

The company had posted a PAT of Rs 24.05 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, SeQuent Scientific said in a regulatory filing.

Consolidated revenue from operations of the company stood at Rs 358.21 crore for the quarter under consideration. It was Rs 316.42 crore for the same period a year ago, it added.

Shares of SeQuent Scientific Ltd closed at Rs 232.25 per scrip on BSE, up 6.10 percent from its previous close.

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