Shares of Yes Bank today tanked
nearly 10 per cent as the company's bad loan situation
worsened during the second quarter of 2017-18 fiscal.
After opening the day on a weak note, the stock further
tumbled 9.85 per cent to Rs 299 on BSE.
At NSE, shares of the company slumped 9.85 per cent to Rs
298.55.
The private sector lender yesterday reported a net profit
of Rs 1,002.73 crore in the second quarter, up about 25 per
cent year-on-year.
The bank's net profit was at Rs 801.54 crore in the same
quarter a year ago.
In a regulatory filing, it said the net interest income
increased to Rs 1,885.1 crore in the July-September quarter of
the fiscal.
Its bad loan situation deteriorated as the gross non-
performing assets (GNPAs) grew to Rs 2,720.34 crore (1.82 per
cent) during the second quarter of 2017-18 from Rs 916.68
crore (0.83 per cent) in the corresponding period last year.
Net NPAs also rose to 1.04 per cent of assets as of
September 2017-end as compared to 0.29 per cent in the
comparable period of 2016-17.
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12:39 PM IST