Infosys Q2 net profit up 13% at Rs 1,737 cr

IT bellwether Infosys Technologies on Friday reported 13.15 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,737 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.

The company had a net profit of Rs 1,535 crore in the September quarter of the previous fiscal (2009-10), Infosys said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The consolidated revenue of the country's second largest software exporter rose to Rs 6,947 crore against Rs 5,585 crore over the year-ago period.

The board has proposed an interim dividend of Rs 10 per equity share on the face value of Rs 5 each and a 30th year special dividend of Rs 30 per equity share.

On the standalone basis, the company has reported a growth of 14.11 per cent in its net profit at Rs 1,641 crore, over the same period previous fiscal.

Revenues rose to Rs 6,673 crore in the July-September quarter, against Rs 5,433 crore in the same period previous fiscal.

Shares of Infosys on Friday morning were trading at Rs 3,184.25, up by 1.05 per cent on BSE.