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Indian state-run miner NMDC's Q1 revenue tops approximates on higher costs

India's staterun miner NMDC reported a firstquarter profit ahead of price quotes on Monday as greater prices offset a decrease in sales primarily caused by employees' strikes.

Earnings for the country's largest state-owned iron ore miner swelled 20% from a year previously to 19.84 billion rupees (about. $ 236 million) for the three months ended June 30.

Analysts had actually estimated a profit of 16.35 billion rupees,. per LSEG information.

NMDC enforced rate hikes of iron ore in the quarter,. experts stated, which struck bottomlines of steelmakers consisting of. JSW Steel and Jindal Steel. Iron ore is a. essential steelmaking raw material.

NMDC's sales, nevertheless, fell considerably in 2 of the. 3 months of the quarter, while production dipped in all. 3 months, according to its regular monthly updates.

Iron ore production and sales volumes were affected by. worker strikes, experts at brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher. stated.

The miner has actually been dealing with significant interruptions in its. production and dispatches due to a continuous employees' strike. which appeared in May, BigMint, a commodities consultancy company. said in May.

NMDC's income from operations fell marginally to 53.78. billion rupees. Analysts had forecasted an income of 54.46. billion rupees.

(source: Reuters)