Union Bank of India net profit up 255% to Rs 1,181 crore in June quarter

Net interest income rose by 9.53 per cent year-on-year in Q1FY22 to Rs 7,013 crore

Public sector lender Union Bank of India on Thursday reported net profit of Rs 1,181 crore for the June quarter, a 254.9 per cent rise over Rs 333 crore last year, helped by improvement in interet margins and other income.
 
The lender’s stock ended 6.9 per cent higher on the BSE at Rs  37.95 per share. The bank in a statement said its net interest income rose by 9.53 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1FY22 to Rs 7,013 crore versus Rs 6,403 crore in quarter ended June 2020 (Q1FY21).
 
Net interest margin improved to 3.08 per cent for