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Indian Overseas Bank (IoB) on Monday reported a 56 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 1,912 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, buoyed by higher interest income. The public sector bank had reported a net profit of Rs 1,226 crore in the July-September quarter of last fiscal 2025-26. Interest income of the bank rose 17 per cent to Rs 9,201 crore during the September quarter of current fiscal, from Rs 7,849 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) as a percentage of gross advances improved to 1.19 per cent in Q2 of FY27, from 1.83 per cent in the second quarter of FY26. Shares of IoB were trading at Rs 30.01, up 4.56 per cent over previous close on BSE.
State-owned lender Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Monday reported a 49.3 per cent year-on-year jump in net profit to Rs 1,659 crore in the three months ended June 2026, driven by improved asset quality. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 1,111 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Total income rose to Rs 10,938 crore during the April-June period from Rs 8,866.47 crore a year earlier, the bank said in a stock exchange filing. The bank's asset quality improved, with Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) dropping to 1.33 per cent for the June quarter of FY27 from 1.97 per cent a year earlier. Similarly, net NPA eased to 0.18 per cent from 0.32 per cent. Further, provisions were at Rs 834 crore in the quarter under review mostly unchanged from Rs 844 crore a year earlier but lower than Rs 1,006 crore in the March quarter. Shares of IOB were trading 4.11 per cent higher at Rs 35.2 on the BSE in the afternoon trade.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over what it termed a growing tendency of banks to arbitrarily freeze accounts, observing that a bank acts as a trustee and not an investigative agency. A division bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Avadhesh Kumar Chaudhary imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on Indian Overseas Bank for freezing a customer's account without valid justification, directing that the amount be paid to the account holder within four weeks. The order came while allowing a petition filed by M/s SA Enterprises, a company which deals in fishery machinery. In its plea, the company stated it had received Rs 23 lakh in its bank account through RTGS on January 16, 2026. The bank froze the account citing suspicion as the firm had declared an annual income of Rs 5.76 lakh at the time of opening the account. In its defence, the bank argued that the transaction appeared suspicious and the action was taken under provisions of the Prevent
The government on Wednesday decided to exercise green shoe option to divest a higher 3 per cent stake in Indian Overseas Bank through offer-for-sale following overwhelming response from investors on the first day of subscription. The OFS of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) opened for subscription on Wednesday for non-retail investors at a floor price of Rs 34 per share. "Offer for Sale in Indian Overseas Bank received good response from non-retail investors today. "Against about 34.66 cr shares on offer, demand was received for more than 41 cr shares. Government has decided to exercise the green shoe option. Retail investors get to bid tomorrow 18th December 2025," Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Arunish Chawla said in a post on X. The government proposed to sell up to 38.51 crore (38,51,31,796) shares or 2 per cent base offer size with an option to additionally sell 19.25 crore (19,25,65,898) shares, representing 1 per cent of the total issued and