Adjusted pre-tax profit rose about 15% to 1.05 billion pounds for the year ended June 30, in line with market expectations. The FTSE 100 firm had posted a profit of 919.7 million pounds a year earlier.

($1 = 0.8715 pounds)

(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)