Auto components major Bosch today reported 1.70 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 251.68 crore for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 247.46 crore during the same period of previous year.

Net sales of the company rose to Rs 2,269.19 crore for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013, as compared to Rs 2,157.22 crore in the same period of previous year, Bosch Ltd said in a filing with the BSE.

The company follows January-December fiscal.

Shares of Bosch today closed at Rs 8,312 apiece on the BSE, down 2.87 per cent from their previous close.