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SBI’s Strong Loan Growth Drives Second-Quarter Profit Beat
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SBI’s Strong Loan Growth Drives Second-Quarter Profit Beat State Bank of India reported better-than-expected profit in the fiscal second quarter, as the country’s biggest lender by assets saw strong credit growth. Net income at the Mumbai-based lender grew 14% from a year earlier to 230.4 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) in the three months ended Sept. 30, beating market estimates of 226.19 billion rupees, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday.
SBI’s Strong Loan Growth Drives Second-Quarter Profit Beat
State Bank of India reported better-than-expected profit in the fiscal second quarter, as the country’s biggest lender by assets saw strong credit growth.
Net income at the Mumbai-based lender grew 14% from a year earlier to 230.4 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) in the three months ended Sept. 30, beating market estimates of 226.19 billion rupees, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday.