SAIL Q3 net doubles, beats forecast

Three months ended Dec. 31. (Versus the same period a year earlier, in billion rupees unless stated) Net profit 16.76 vs 8.43 Net sales 96.97 vs 87.24 NOTE: State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd is India's largest domestic producer of the metal. A Reuters poll of 12 brokerages had estimated quarterly profit at 14.07 billion rupees on net sales of 97.80 billion.