Bajaj Auto PAT jumps 23% to `1,556 crore

Bajaj Auto reported a 23 per cent jump in profit after tax at Rs 1,556 crore for the December quarter on the back of higher volumes and exports against a PAT of Rs 1,262 crore in the year-ago quarter, the firm said. Its sales from operations rose 17 per cent to Rs 8,910 crore, compared with Rs 7,640 crore in the year-ago period. The firm sold 13,06,810 vehicles during the third quarter, a rise of 9 per cent.