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UCO Bank’s total advances upsurge 18.6% YoY in September quarter
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UCO Bank’s total advances upsurge 18.6% YoY in September quarter

PSU lender UCO Bank on October 4 said its total advances rose 18.56 percent year-on-year to Rs 1.98 lakh crore in the second quarter of the current financial year. Total advances of the bank were Rs 1.93 lakh crore in April-June quarter, and Rs 1.67 lakh crore in the year-ago period. In July-September quarter, domestic advances of the lender rose to Rs 1.74 lakh crore, as compared to Rs 1.67 lakh crore in a quarter ago period and Rs 1.43 lakh crore in the year-ago period. Domestic advances grew 21.68 percent on a yearly basis, and 4.19 percent on a quarterly basis. Total deposits of the bank in September quarter increased 10.84 percent to Rs 2.76 lakh crore from Rs 2.49 lakh crore a year ago. Domestic deposit in July-September quarter jumped 8.20 percent year-on-y...
Indusind Bank Q2 business update: Advances increase 13%, deposits grow 15%
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Indusind Bank Q2 business update: Advances increase 13%, deposits grow 15%

IndusInd Bank on Friday (October 4) released its business update for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The bank reported a 13% year-on-year (YoY) growth in net advances to ₹3.57 lakh crore from ₹3.15 lakh crore in the corresponding quarter last year.On a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, net advances grew 3%, standing at ₹3.48 lakh crore in June 2024.Deposits as of September 30, 2024 grew by 15% to Rs 4.13 lakh crore as compared to Rs 3.60 lakh crore in the same period last year.The bank also reported a 4% quarterly growth in deposits, which stood at ₹3.99 lakh crore in June 2024.The bank's CASA (current account savings account) ratio fell marginally to 35.9% from 36.7% in the previous quarter and 39.4% a year ago.Despite the plunge, retail deposits and deposits from small business cust...
IREDA H1 Business Update: Disbursements upgrade 56%, loan book nears ₹65,000 crore
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IREDA H1 Business Update: Disbursements upgrade 56%, loan book nears ₹65,000 crore

State-run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Ltd. reported its business update for the April-September period in an exchange filing on Monday evening.For the first half of the current financial year, which ended on September 30, the loans sanctioned by IREDA increased by 303% from last year to ₹17,860 crore from ₹4,437 crore worth of loans that it sanctioned during the same period last year. In terms of disbursements, IREDA disbursed 56% more loans in the period that ended on September 30, compared to the same half last year. The company disbursed loans worth ₹9,787 crore, compared to ₹6,273 crore last year. At the end of the first half, IREDA's loan book outstanding stood at ₹64,500 crore, which is a 36% growth from the year-ago quarter, when the PSU's loan book sto...
First day of Sharadiya Navratri celebrations begins
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First day of Sharadiya Navratri celebrations begins

Today is the first day of the nine- day of Sharadiya Navratri worship Goddess Durga. Celebrations, offering prayers has begun in the country. Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya to celebrate the occasion has visited Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati to offer his prayers on the first day. On visiting the temple the Assam Governor said, "This is wonderful. I had the darshan here. I pray to her for the happiness, peace and prosperity of everyone in Assam." Further, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah has also conveyed their wishes to the nation praying for welfare, peace and happiness.
Royal Enfield sales upgrade 11% to 86,978 units in September
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Royal Enfield sales upgrade 11% to 86,978 units in September

New Delhi: Motorcycle maker Royal Enfield on Wednesday said its total wholesales grew 11 per cent year-on-year to 86,978 units in September.The company had dispatched 78,580 units in September 2023.Sales in the domestic market grew 7 per cent to 79,326 units from 74,261 units in the same period last year, Royal Enfield said in a statement.Exports rose from 4,319 units in September last year to 7,652 units last month.B Govindarajan, CEO, Royal Enfield said, “We have registered consistent growth in the month of September owing to our recent launches. The 2024 Classic 350 continues to solidify its iconic status and popularity among riders and is performing well.”He added that the company's momentum will only increase as it continues to innovate and deliver pure motorcycling experience.
Adani Airports to flourish Rs 1,950 crore via NCDs
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Adani Airports to flourish Rs 1,950 crore via NCDs

Mumbai Adani Airport Holdings is raising Rs 1,950 crore through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) with the primary objective of providing inter-company loans to various airports, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangalore, Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram.The NCDs with a coupon rate of 9.35% per annum will primarily cover payments made to the Airports Authority of India relating to prior period regulatory assets approved by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA).The NCDs have received A+/Stable rating from both India Ratings and Crisil Ratings. Axis Bank and Trust Investment Advisors Pvt are the organisers of the issue which will open on September 30, 2024 with a tenure of 3 years, 11 months and 7 days.
Ola Electric shares drop 4%; plunge below Rs 100 for first time since listing
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Ola Electric shares drop 4%; plunge below Rs 100 for first time since listing

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility declined over 4 per cent on September 30, pushing the stock below the Rs 100 mark for the first time since its listing on the bourses. Moreover, the stock has been in the red in 12 of the last 14 sessions.According to this, it has fallen by more than 16 percent in the last one month. At 12.22 pm, Ola Electric Mobility shares were trading at Rs 98.80 on NSE.The company recently launched its 'Network Partner Program' to expand EV penetration in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Ola Electric has already onboarded 625 partners to expand its sales presence across India, and plans to reach 1,000 partners before the upcoming festive season.Brokerage firm HSBC pointed out in a recent note that it visited several Ola service stations and found many were overwhelmed with ser...
PNB inflation Rs 5,000 crore through QIP issue
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PNB inflation Rs 5,000 crore through QIP issue

New Delhi: Public sector Punjab National Bank (PNB) has raised Rs 5,000 crore by issuing equity shares to qualified institutional investors.PNB said in a statement that, The bank allotted around 48.19 crore equity shares at an issue price of Rs 103.75 per share, which was at a discount of 4.96 percent to the floor price of Rs 109.16 per share.The bank said its QIP issue is open for subscription from September 23 to 26, 2024.The bank said that "The Bank received bids of Rs 41,734 crore for the QIP issue from qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), including mutual funds, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), insurance companies, etc., which is 16.7 times the base issue size of Rs 2,500 crore and 8.3 times the total issue size of Rs 5,000 crore".He said the capital raised through the QIP issue...
Tata Motors shares upgrade 2% on JLR’s £500 million electric SUV investment plan
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Tata Motors shares upgrade 2% on JLR’s £500 million electric SUV investment plan

Shares of Tata Motors Ltd rose more than 2 per cent to Rs 986.4 in the afternoon on September 26 after its British arm, Jaguar Land Rover, announced plans to spend 500 million pounds ($669 million) on rebuilding one of its factories in England, which is set to start building electric SUVs.Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), maker of Range Rover and Land Rover vehicles, has announced plans to double its investment at its Halewood plant near Liverpool, taking total spending to £500 million over the coming years. The company has invested £250 million in the facility over the past 12 months, aiming to make it JLR's first fully electric plant.Despite its increased investment, JLR warned that the cost of its transition to electric vehicles (EVs) will be higher than initially estimated, because of waning c...
Bandhan Bank shares downgrade after chief audit executive resigns
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Bandhan Bank shares downgrade after chief audit executive resigns

Shares of private lender Bandhan Bank Ltd fell on September 25 after its chief audit executive resigned to "explore alternative opportunities".In a stock exchange filing on September 24, Bandhan Bank said chief audit executive Ravi Lahoti has resigned and his last working day at the bank will be December 21, 2024."Ravi Lahoti, Chief Audit Executive of the Bank, has decided to explore alternative opportunities and has accordingly tendered his resignation from the services of the Bank vide a letter dated September 23, 2024," Bandhan Bank said in a stock exchange filing.At 10:55 am on September 25, Bandhan Bank shares were trading lower by 1.3 per cent at Rs 205.06 per share.Lahoti said in his resignation letter, "I have worked in the internal audit and AML domain for over 20 years, includin...