State Bank of India Q2 profit up by 30.5 per cent; lags estimates

The net profit of SBI shoots up to 31 billion rupees

Update: 2014-11-14 13:25 GMT
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State Bank of India, the nation's top lender by assets, reported a 30.5 per cent increase in quarterly profit, but lagged estimates as provisions for bad loans increased.

SBI, which accounts for about a quarter of loans and deposits in India, said standalone net profit rose to 31 billion rupees ($502.92 million) during its fiscal second quarter ended September 30, from 23.75 billion rupees in the year-ago period.

Analysts on average had expected the bank to report a net profit of 32.54 billion rupees.

 

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