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Axis Bank tanks 7% as asset quality worsens in Q2

The stock dipped 7% to Rs 475 on the BSE in early morning trade.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Axis Bank dipped 7% to Rs 475 on the BSE in early morning trade after the bank’s asset quality worsen in July-September 2017 quarter (Q2FY18).

The bank’s gross non-performing assets (NPAs) and net NPAs stood at 5.9% and 3.12% in Q2FY18 against 5.03% and 2.30% in Q1FY18, respectively. In the year-ago quarter, gross NPAs were at 4.17% and net NPA were at 2.02% of the loan book.

Asset quality numbers worsened significantly on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) assessment of its previous financial year numbers. According to rules, if the RBI’s assessment of bad debt numbers for