INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Asian Paints Ltd, India's biggest paint maker by market capitalisation, on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit above analysts'
expectations, helped by double-digit volume growth in its decorative paint business.Net profit rose about 31 per cent to Rs 558 crore
($81.02 million) in the three months ended June 30 from Rs 427 crore a year earlier, the company said in a statement.Analysts on average had
expected the Mumbai-based company to post a profit of Rs 516 crore, according to Thomson Reuters data.Revenue from operations rose over four
