Tata Steel reported on Friday a surprise quarterly loss of Rs 364 crore as weakening demand and prices in its main European market offset a solid performance at home.
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A Reuters poll of brokerages had forecast net profit of Rs 260 crore.
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The net loss for the quarter ended September compared with a profit of nearly Rs 600 crore a year earlier.
Shares in Tata Steel, d at $7.2 billion, extended losses to more than 4 per cent after the results were announced.
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