New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- BSE Ltd, one of Asia's oldest stock exchanges, released its December quarter numbers post market hours today, reporting a consolidated net profit of Rs.603 crore, marking a 174% jump from Rs.220 crore reported in the year-ago quarter. On a sequential basis, net profit also improved by 12%, compared with Rs.538 crore posted in the September quarter.

The exchange also reported a sharp year-on-year rise in revenue, which increased 62% YoY to Rs.1,244 crore during the quarter. The growth was largely driven by a surge in transaction charges, which climbed to Rs.952 crore from Rs.511 crore in the same quarter last year and Rs.794 crore in the September quarter.

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