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State-run Indian Bank on Monday said it has raised Rs 5,000 crore through a 10-year, long-term infrastructure bond issue at a coupon rate of 7.15 per cent. The lender received two bids for a cumulative amount of Rs 3,100 crore at 7.13 per cent coupon, two bids each for a cumulative value of Rs 4,100 crore and Rs 5,050 crore, at a coupon rate of 7.14 per cent and 7.15 per cent, respectively, market sources said. Additionally, the bank received one bid for a cumulative amount of Rs 5,075 crore, market participants added. The bank planned to raise Rs 5,000 crore, including Rs 3,000 crore in the greenshoe option. The bonds have been rated 'AAA' with 'Stable' outlook by CARE and CRISIL. Pay in and allotment of the bonds will take place on March 24. Pay in is the date when investors and the issuer exchange bonds and money.
State-run Bank of Baroda on Friday reported a 4.39 per cent increase in consolidated net profit for the December quarter at Rs 5,443 crore, helped by lower provisions as net interest margin compression held back core income growth. On a standalone basis, its net profit grew to Rs 5,055 crore as against Rs 4,837 crore in the year-ago period. The core net interest income grew by just 0.1 per cent to Rs 11,800 crore despite a nearly 15 per cent growth in advances, as a 0.25 per cent compression in the net interest margin at 2.79 per cent held back the number. The bank's managing director and chief executive, Debadatta Chand, told reporters that the bank will likely achieve the upper-end of the 11-13 per cent loan growth guidance for FY26 and may also exceed it, and is aiming to widen the Net Interest Margin (NIM) to 2.90 per cent by the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. The non-interest income grew 6 per cent to Rs 3,600 crore during the reporting quarter. The retail segment led th