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09/11/2010 00:00 AST
State Bank of India (SBI) plunged nearly five per cent in the early trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after it reported a 22.2 per cent decline in its second quarter net profit on Monday.
Reacting to the September quarter numbers, the shares of the country's largest lender slipped by 4.9 per cent to an early low of Rs 3,254.90 on the BSE, becoming the worst performer on the 30-share benchmark Sensex.
Similarly, the scrip lost 4.33 per cent to trade at Rs 3,276.60 on the National Stock Exchange.
Later, the shares were trading down by 2.65 per cent at Rs 3,332 on the BSE and lower by 2.65 per cent at Rs 3,334.35 on the NSE.
SBI posted a 22.2 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,437.1 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2010 against Rs 3,133.1 crore in the same period last fiscal.
Among the other major banking stocks, private-sector lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were trading in the positive terrain with a gain of 0.53 per cent and 0.42 per cent, respectively, while the mortgage lender HDFC was down by 0.6 per cent on the BSE.
Meanwhile, the Sensex was trading firm at 20,921, up 68.62 points from the previous close.
The Hindu Business Line
Ticker | Price | Volume |
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Index | Closing | Change |
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NIKKEI 225 | 36,581.76 | -251.51 (-0.68 |
DAX | 18,699.40 | 181.01 (0.97 |
S&P 500 | 5,626.02 | 30.26 (0.54 |
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