
Asian Paints ASPN.NS, India's largest paint-maker by market share, climbs 5.3% to 2,798.3 rupees
Consolidated net profit rose 43% Y/Y to 9.94 billion rupees ($113.1 million) on strong domestic volume growth for decorative paints and a low base after earnings slumped a year earlier
Shares were trading marginally higher ahead of the results
Session's rise boosts YTD gains to ~22%
($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees)