India's JSW Cement (JSWC.NS) reported a first-quarter profit on Thursday, as healthy demand and price hikes helped offset cost pressure.
The JSW Group firm posted a consolidated net profit of 1.61 billion rupees ($16.9 million) in the quarter ended June 30, compared with a loss of 13.56 billion rupees a year earlier, when the company had logged an exceptional charge of 14.66 billion rupees.
($1 = 95.4400 Indian rupees)
