TABLE-Asian Paints Jan-March net jumps 48 pct

May 9 (Reuters) - Three months ended March 31

(versus the same period a year earlier, in million rupees
unless stated)

Net profit 945.2 vs 639.2

Net sales 11,330.4 vs 9,589.5

NOTE: Asian Paints Ltd (ASPN.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) is India's largest paints
maker. A Reuters poll of brokerages had estimated net profit of
864.25 million rupees for the Jan-March quarter. The above
numbers are on a consolidated basis.

(Reporting by Prashant Mehra in MUMBAI)