South Indian Bank Q2 Net down 40 pc at Rs 76 crore

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 21 2014 | 7:30 PM IST
South Indian Bank's today reported a 40 per cent drop in net profit to Rs 76.3 crore in the second quarter ended September 30 due to rise in provisioning towards bad assets.
The bank had logged net profit of Rs 126.75 crore during the similar quarter in the previous fiscal.
Total income of the private lender increased to Rs 1,405.95 crore during the quarter under review, up from Rs 1,306.73 crore a year ago, the bank said in a BSE filing.
Bank's provisioning and contingencies jumped to Rs 95.71 crore in the second quarter 2014-15, up from 19.76 crore in the year ago period.
On the asset front, its net non-performing assets (NPAs) came down to 0.9 per cent during July-September, over 1.39 per cent year ago.
Gross NPAs were also down at 1.55 per cent at 1.92 per cent.
Shares of the bank today closed at Rs 25.40 apiece on the BSE, down 3.79 per cent from the previous close.
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First Published: Oct 21 2014 | 6:20 PM IST

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