State-owned lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday reported standalone net profit of Rs 586 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (Q4FY21). The lender had posted a profit of Rs 506 crore in the previous quarter (Q3FY21), and a standalone loss of Rs 697 crore during the corresponding period last year (Q4FY20).
On a sequential basis, the net profit rose 16 per cent.
The Delhi-based lender's net interest income -- the difference between interest earned through lending and interest paid to depositors -- rose 48.3 per cent to Rs 6,938 crore for the period under review. It was

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