 "Canara Bank Q2 net drops 16% to Rs 529 crore")
The public sector lender had registered a net profit of Rs 626.84 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
"Total income has increased to Rs 12,477.95 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 from Rs 11,915.21 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2014," it said in a BSE filing.
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As bank's asset quality slipped further during quarter of reporting, provisions for bad loans and contingencies grew to Rs 1,212.31 crore as against Rs 813.70 crore reserved by the bank in the same period a year ago.
The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans were 4.27% of gross advances as of September 2015, up from 2.92% in the same period year ago.
Net NPAs too increased to 2.9% from 2.31% in the previous fiscal's second quarter.
Canara Bank scrip traded at Rs 281.50 apiece on BSE, up 0.73% from previous close.
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