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The move comes after Reserve Bank of India reduced the policy repo rate by 25 bps on Friday
PNB's asset quality has improved over the last two years, after a debilitating corporate bad loan cycle between 2011 and 2019
The bank's net interest income (NII) grew 7.22 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 11,032 crore in Q3
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday posted more than twofold jump in net profit at Rs 4,508 crore for the third quarter ended December 2024. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 2,223 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 34,752 crore from Rs 29,962 crore in the same period a year ago, PNB said in a regulatory filing. Interest income also rose to Rs 31,340 crore from Rs 27,288 crore. On the asset quality front, the bank's gross non-performing assets ratio moderated to 4.09 per cent from 6.24 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, came down to 0.41 per cent from 0.96 per cent at the end of the third quarter last fiscal. As a result, provisions for bad loans came down significantly to Rs 318 crore during the quarter from Rs 2,994 crore a year ago.
The markets experienced a volatile session and ended nearly flat, taking a breather after three consecutive days of gains
Among others, UCO Bank and Central Bank gained over 9 per cent and over 7 per cent respectively. Indian Overseas Bank shares were up over 6 per cent
The bank's net interest income (NII) increased to Rs 10,517 crore in Q2 FY25 from Rs 9,923 crore in Q2 FY24, showing an improvement of 5.99 per cent on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis
Goel discussed the public sector lender's latest quarterly results and its expansion plans
Chandra began his banking career with Erstwhile Corporation Bank in September 1991 as a probationary officer. He holds a master's degree in economics
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Instruction meant for customers of sovereign gold and RBI bonds in case of unclaimed interest or principal of more than six years
Process needs to be done again as company is strengthening its systems
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has raised Rs 5,000 crore through an issue of equity shares to qualified institutional players. The bank allocated about 48.19 crore equity shares at an issue price of Rs 103.75 per share, which was at a discount of 4.96 per cent to the floor price of Rs 109.16 per share, PNB said in a statement. The bank's QIP issue was open for subscription from September 23 to 26, 2024, it said. "The bank received Bids from Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) including Mutual Funds, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), Insurance Companies, etc., to the tune of Rs 41,734 crore for the QIP Issue, which is 16.7 times the base issue size of Rs 2,500 crore and 8.3 times the total issue size of Rs 5,000 crore," it said. The amount of capital raised through QIP issue will augment the bank's CET-1 Ratio and the overall Capital Adequacy Ratio, it added.
Among the contenders are two executive directors (EDs) from Bank of Baroda, one ED each from Union Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, and Canara Bank, and several deputy MDs from SBI
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday fixed a floor price of Rs 109.16 per share for its share sale through qualified institutional placement (QIP). The bank had taken board approval last year for raising up to Rs 7,500 crore via share sale in one or more tranches during 2024-25. The board approved and adopted the preliminary placement document together with the application form in connection with the issue, PNB said in a regulatory filing. It also approved the floor price Rs 109.16 per share based on the pricing formula as prescribed under Regulation 176 of the Sebi ICDR Regulations, it said. The bank may offer a discount of not more than 5 per cent on the floor price so calculated for the issue, it said. The issue price will be determined by the bank in consultation with the book running lead managers appointed in relation to the issue, it added.
Technical chart suggests that ACC, IRCTC, PND and Aarti Industries could slide up to 28% from present levels owing to formation of 'Death Cross' on the daily chart; a long-term bearish indicator.
PNB is switching the maintenance of average balance from quarterly to a monthly basis
Receives similar proposals from Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, Indian Overseas Bank
The new features includes balance inquiries, mini statements, cheque book requests, emergency services and more