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Shares in Shipping Corp, valued at more than $1 billion,jumped 7.3 percent to 133.70 rupees, outperforming the broadermarket that gained 1 percent. The government owns more than 80percent of the firm and the remainder is held by the public. Shipping Corp reported net profit of 9.4 billion rupees($196 million) for the year ended March on sales of 41.67billion. He declined to give a time frame, saying: " Ministry iswaiting for the right economic climate." Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to outline aroadmap for selling stakes in the state companies in his budgeton Monday. Vasantold reporters, when asked whether government would revive itsearlier proposal of selling 15 percent.