BENGALURU (Reuters) - Cipla, India's third-largest generic drugmaker by sales, reported fourth-quarter profit above expectations on Friday, driven by strong sales in its key U.S. and domestic markets.

The company reported a 78.5% increase in net profit to 9.39 billion rupees ($112.5 million) for the quarter ended March 31, beating analysts' estimate of 8.11 billion rupees as per LSEG data.

($1 = 83.4875 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K)