Mumbai, July 31: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) has posted a 34.91 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 157.34 crore for the quarter ending June 30, 2003 as compared to Rs 116.62 crore for the same period last fiscal. Total income for the period under review also rose by 11.36 per cent to Rs 13,833.96 crore as against Rs 12,422.13 crore in Q1 of 2002, the oil company informed the Stock Exchange, Mumbai, on Wednesday.
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