Private lender HDFC Bank Saturday reported a 20.3 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 5,585.9 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, mainly on higher net interest income.
The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 4,642.6 crore in the October-December quarter of the last fiscal.
Total income rose to Rs 30,811.27 crore during the December quarter from Rs 24,450.44 crore in the year-ago period, HDFC Bank said in a statement.
"Net interest income (interest earned less interest expended) for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 grew by 21.9 per cent to Rs 12,576.8 crore, from

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