The BSE Realty index-a gauge of real estate stocks-rose 4.2 per cent on Monday, extending its two-day advance to 7.8 per cent. The latest gains came on the back of robust sales posted by realty developers in the March quarter of financial year 2022-23 (Q4FY23). On Thursday, the rate-sensitive index had gained 2.9 per cent following the Reserve Bank of India's decision to pause interest rate hikes in its latest monetary policy review.
ICICI Bank Ltd has reported a 26.61 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 430.74 crore (Rs 4.31 billion) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2004, compared to Rs 340.2 crore (Rs 3.40 billion) in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.
Union Bank of India on Wednesday reported a 28.83 per cent jump in net profit for the year ended March 31, 2004 at Rs 712.05 crore (Rs 7.12 billion) as compared to Rs 552.69 crore (Rs 5.53 billion) in the corresponding period of the previous year.
India's largest private sector bank ICICI Bank on Saturday posted a net profit of Rs 790 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006, a 28.5 per cent increase from profits for the year-ago period.
In a bid to check fraud, the Reserve Bank on Friday decided to permit all banks to introduce card-less cash withdrawal through ATMs.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana scheme will help in bringing the benefits of formal banking system to even the poorest of poor.
On a standalone basis, the bank posted 17 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 2,655 crore.
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UTI Bank Ltd has posted a 45.02 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 52.18 crore (Rs 521.8 million) for the first quarter ended June 2003 as against Rs 35.98 crore (Rs 359.8 million) for the corresponding quarter last fiscal.
IDBI Bank Ltd has posted a 100.6 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 22.4 crore (Rs 224 million) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2003, compared to Rs 11.1 crore (Rs 111 million) in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.
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IDBI Bank has posted a 86.3 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 132.5 crore (Rs 1,325 million) for the year ended March 31, 2004 as compared to Rs 71.1 crore (Rs 711 million) in the corresponding period last fiscal.
The government plans a mega launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 28, which is likely to see opening of one crore bank accounts on the first day itself.
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In spite of the high decibel financial inclusion drive being carried out for the past three years, a Crisil study has revealed stark disparities in the spread of banking services, saying the top six cities are home to an astonishing 11 per cent of bank branches.
The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 2,325.70 crore in last FY.
According to a PMO statement, Narendra Modi told banks this would be a source of immense satisfaction for them, and that he himself would recognise the achievements of the best performing branches.
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Total income of the lender rose to Rs 9,059.12 crore (Rs 90.59 billion) in the quarter under review, from Rs 7,818 crore (Rs 78.18 billion) in the corresponding period of last fiscal.
Stock exchanges have increased scrutiny of investors domiciled in Sikkim, following reports of illegal routing of investments through the Northeast state to evade taxes. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has directed its trading members (brokers) to re-verify and certify investors who have declared their permanent address as Sikkim. Further, brokers have been told to maintain a vigil on the location of devices used by Sikkim-based clients for trading to ensure these are genuine investors from the region.
Private banks are assumed to be more efficient at intermediating between depositors and investors.
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
Wholesale price-based inflation spiked to a record high of 15.08 per cent in April on rising prices across segments from food to commodities. The WPI-based inflation was 14.55 per cent in March and 10.74 per cent in April last year. "The high rate of inflation in April 2022 was primarily due to rise in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas, food articles, non-food articles, food products and chemicals & chemical products etc. as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year," the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement.
The wholesale price-based inflation eased for the second consecutive month in January at 12.96 per cent, even though food prices hardened, the government said on Monday. WPI inflation has remained in double digits for the tenth consecutive month beginning April 2021. Inflation in December 2021 was 13.56 per cent, while in January 2021, it was 2.51 per cent.
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According to the survey which drew responses from existing banks, NBFCs, corporate and industrial houses and other stakeholders, the setting up of new banks is considered significant in view of the fact that only 35 per cent of the country's population have formal bank accounts as compared to an average of 41 per cent in other developing economies.
HDFC Bank Ltd on Friday posted a 30.38 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 239.30 crore (Rs 2.39 billion) for the quarter ended June 30, as compared to Rs 183.53 crore (Rs 1.83 billion) for the corresponding quarter in the year 2005-06.
While the wholesale price index stood at 0.48 per cent in the previous week, the rate of price rise was 9.32 per cent during the corresponding week a year ago. During the week, the prices of eggs went up by 11 per cent, mutton 3 per cent, and fruit and vegetables and spices 2 per cent each.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre whether social welfare benefits can be granted to same-sex couples without going into legalising their marriage.
The Finance Minister said government's target was not villages only but cover every household of every village under the PMJDY.
HDFC Bank on Monday posted a 45.23 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 429.36 crore (Rs 4.29 billion) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2007, as compared to Rs 295.64 crore (Rs 2.95 billion) for the corresponding period in 2006.
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said in the wake of appreciating US dollar, the movement of rupee has remained least disruptive as compared to its peers, and the size of foreign exchange reserve is comfortable. On a financial year basis (from April to October 2022), the rupee has appreciated by 3.2 per cent in real terms, even as several major currencies have depreciated, he said while announcing the latest set of bi-monthly monetary policy. "The story of the rupee has been one of India's resilience and stability," the Governor said while pointing out that the appreciation of the US dollar this year, which precipitated large-scale depreciation of all major global currencies including the Indian rupee, has drawn wide attention.
The Mumbai police have registered an FIR against former city Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing president Mohit Kamboj and two others on charges of cheating, an official said on Wednesday.
Private sector lender ICICI Bank on Friday posted a 33 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 1,003 crore (Rs 10.03 billion) for the quarter ended September 30 against Rs 755 crore (Rs 7.55 billion) in the corresponding quarter last year.
India's collection from tax on personal and corporate income jumped over 48 per cent in the current fiscal after a 41 per cent surge in advance tax payments, mirroring sustained economic recovery in a year that witnessed two waves of coronavirus infections. Net collections of direct taxes until March 16, 2022, in the fiscal year that started on April 1, 2021, stood at Rs 13.63 lakh crore compared to Rs 9.18 lakh crore in the same period a year back, an official statement said. The net collections in direct taxes, which is made up of income tax on individual income, corporation tax on profits of companies, property tax, inheritance tax and gift tax, in the current fiscal is 35 per cent higher than the collection of Rs 9.56 lakh crore in the pre-pandemic year of 2019-20 (April 2019 to March 2020).
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Rejecting IMF and World Bank's "unduly" pessimistic projections, Prime Minister's key economic advisory council chairman C Rangarajan on Thursday exuded confidence that the growth would be around 5.5 per cent in the current fiscal.
