Ashok Leyland on Wednesday reported a 36% growth in its consolidated net profit for the December quarter, reaching Rs 762 crore, compared to Rs 560 crore in the same period last year. The Q3FY25 revenue from operations stood at Rs 11,995 crore, an increase of over 8% from Rs 11,066 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.The earnings were announced during market hours and the company's shares surged nearly 5% to hit the day's high of Rs 213 on the NSE around 2 pm.The profit after tax (PAT) advanced 8% on a sequential basis versus Rs 706 crore posted by the automobile company in Q2FY25, while the topline increased by 7.6% on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis against 11,148 crore reported in the July-September quarter.More to come...