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Mexico's Carso posts 19 pct drop in net profit

MEXICO CITY, July 26 (Reuters) - Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso posted a 19 percent drop in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, on poorer performance in its industrial, construction and infrastructure units.

Carso , an industrial and retail holding that belongs to the business empire of Latin American billionaire Carlos Slim, said its April-June net profit was 1.782 billion pesos ($165 million).

($1 = 10.811 pesos at end June) (Reporting by Chris Aspin)