Feb 2 (Reuters) - India's top aluminium producer Hindalco Industries Ltd HALC.NS reported a 17.7 percent rise in quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher metal prices.
Profit rose to 3.77 billion rupees ($59.11 million) in the third quarter ended Dec. 31, from 3.21 billion rupees a year earlier. from operations for the company, which also manufactures copper products and fertilisers, rose 11 percent to 110.23 billion rupees. ($1 = 63.7800 Indian rupees)