Shares of India's Axis Bank fell 3.7% on Friday, a day after the lender posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit increase, weighed down by slower loan growth and higher provisions set aside for potential bad loans.

For Axis Bank, the Net Interest Income (NII) is projected to grow by 10% year-on-year (YoY), while Profit After Tax (PAT) is expected to rise by a modest 3% YoY.

Gross slippages for the December quarter rose 22% sequentially and 46% annually to ₹5,432 crore, the bank said in statement detailing its quarterly results. Slippages to the tune of ₹4,923 crore were from the retail book,

India's Axis Bank reported a 4% year-on-year rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher core lending income.

Among the Sensex shares, it was the second worst performer and the biggest loser in the BSE Bankex, which dropped 1,026 points or 1.8%.

Results: The lender reported interest income of Rs 30,954 crore in Q3 FY25, an 11% increase from Rs 27,961 crore in the same period last year. It reported Rs 30,954 crore in interest income for Q3 FY25,

India's Axis Bank reported a smaller-than-expected rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, as it set aside more funds for potential bad loans amid a slight deterioration in asset quality. The country's fourth-largest private lender by market capitalisation said its standalone net profit - which excludes earnings of its subsidiaries - rose 4% to 63.

On the bourses, Axis Bank share price tumbled 6.3 per cent intraday to hit a fresh 52-week low of Rs 974.45 per share

Results: Private lender Axis Bank on Thursday, reported a standalone net profit increase of 3.8%, reaching ₹6,304 crore in December 2024, compared to a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹6,071 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

By Ashna Teresa Britto and Siddhi Nayak (Reuters) -Shares of Axis Bank fell to a 14-month low on Friday, a day after the lender missed profit estimates on slower loan growth, higher bad loan provisions,