Hindustan Unilever Profit Rises

Consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever reported a six percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as healthy demand offset higher raw material costs. The company posted a profit of 28.44 billion rupees for the quarter ended September.

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India's Hindustan Unilever posted a 6% rise in quarterly profit during the morning session on Wednesday, driven by steady consumer demand. The subsidiary of the United Kingdom's Unilever navigated rising input costs to deliver the growth. Investors are tracking how emerging market volumes offset broader inflationary pressures in the consumer goods sector.