 "Hurt by higher expenses, IDFC Bank Q3 profit drops 24% to Rs 1.46 billion")
Private sector lender IDFC Bank Ltd reported a nearly 24 per cent fall in its quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by higher expenses.
Net profit for the quarter, ended December 31, came in at Rs 1.46 billion ($22.91 million) compared with Rs 1.91 billion a year ago.
Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans stood at 5.62 per cent at end-December, compared with 3.92 per cent in the preceding quarter and 7.03 per cent a year ago.
($1 = 63.7275 Indian rupees)
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