India's Vodafone Idea posts smaller-than-expected loss as price hikes help
The debt-saddled telecom operator's consolidated loss after tax widened to 66.08 billion rupees ($754.49 million) in the quarter ended June 30, from a loss of 64.32 billion rupees a year earlier.
Analysts on average were expecting a loss of 70 billion rupees, according to data compiled by LSEG.
($1 = 87.5820 Indian rupees)
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