Strong growth in gold loan portfolios enabled public sector banks to exceed priority sector targets and earn higher fee income by selling surplus PSLCs in the June quarter
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, ESAF Small Finance Bank, Equitas Small Finance Bank and CSB Bank were up in the range of 2% to 5% on the BSE in an otherwise tepid market on Tuesday.
The state-owned lender reported a 49.3 per cent rise in Q1 FY27 net profit, supported by strong growth in net interest income, non-interest income and improving asset quality
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 state-owned lender has increased rates on select non-callable domestic fixed deposits, while Unity Small Finance Bank has revised rates on its 501-day scheme
Indian Overseas Bank plans to front-load ECL provisions while sustaining credit growth, backed by strong retail, MSME, and agriculture lending momentum
Indian Overseas Bank reported a 43 per cent rise in Q4 FY26 profit, supported by higher NII and lower provisions, though margins moderated during the quarter
Nifty Bank index has corrected 16 per cent since the start of the West Asia war on February 28, 2026
Investor sentiments continued to be in a risk-off mood after Iran widened its warnings to target buyers of US Treasury bonds, as the Trump administration's 48-hour ultimatum neared expiry
All the PSU Bank index constituents were trading lower, with Bank of India, Bank Maharashtra, Indian Bank, Bank of Baroda, and Union Bank of India falling in the range of 3 to 7 per cent