Aug 12 (Reuters) - India's Hindalco Industries

, one of the country's largest aluminium and copper

producers, reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit

on Tuesday, as higher sales volumes helped mitigate the impact

of weaker aluminium prices.

The Aditya Birla Group-owned company posted 30.3% rise in

its consolidated net profit to 40.04 billion rupees ($456.9

million) for the three months ended June 30, beating analysts'

average estimates of 38.33 billion rupees, according to data

compiled by LSEG.

($1 = 87.6312 Indian rupees)