The loss comes on the back of higher slippage in asset quality, which for Q4 stood at Rs 100.4 billion
Bank's bad loan proportion rose substantially as gross NPAs rose to 17%
Union Bank stock closed 5% down at Rs 134 per share on the BSE
Net profit fell to Rs 117 crore for the three months ended June 30, from Rs 166 crore a year ago
The PSB stock closed 0.53% down at Rs 141.75 on the BSE
However, its asset quality worsened leading to an over 50% spike in provisions
The public sector bank's gross non-performing assets rose to 11.70% in the December quarter
Union Bank aims to recover Rs 1,200 cr of small-size loans and bring down its total of gross NPAs to 8.75-9% by next March
The stock was down 5% lower at Rs 130 after the bank's gross NPAs increased to 10.16% in Q1 from 5.53% in the year-ago period.
Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans rose to 10.16 per cent as of end-June from 8.7 per cent at end-March
Bank had reported a profit after tax of Rs 519 crore in the same period last year
The bank said that a cyber security forensic audit has been initiated to identify, plug any gaps & strengthen the system