Apollo Hospitals share price jumped more than 8 per cent to ₹4,718 per share, gaining for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. This came days after Apollo Hospitals reported consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at ₹489 crore for the June quarter of the financial year 2021-22 on August 13. The healthcare major’s share price jumped more than 5 per cent in the morning session on August 16. Apollo Hospitals also reported a net loss of ₹208 crore in the April-June quarter of 2020-21. "The first quarter of the new financial year saw Apollo Hospitals facing the Covid-19 challenge anew as the second wave swept across the country," Apollo Hospitals Group chairperson Prathap C Reddy told news agency PTI.

Source: Hindustan Times August 17, 2021 07:52 UTC