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Re strengthens; gilts bullish
Mumbai: THE rupee closed marginally stronger on Wednesday at 48.66 per dollar as against Tuesday's close of 48.69 in a dull forex market. The domestic unit opened at 48.68/69, but strengthened on account of long dollar liquidation by foreign ... More

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Tata Fin net loss at Rs 9.76 cr
TATA Finance has registered a net loss of Rs 9.76 crore for the first quarter ended June 30,2002. The company has changed its accounting year from July - June to April - March. Consequently, the quarter April-June 2001 was the last quarter of ... More

Srei International net up 8.25 pc
KOLKATA: Srei International Finance has recorded a 8.25 per cent growth in net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 at Rs 2.55 crore, from Rs 2.47 crore during the same quarter of last financial year. Total income for the ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Third party administrators — Insurance companies call interviews
THE travails of the third party administrators (TPAs) are continuing. With General Insurance Public Sector Association (GIPSA) finally deciding to scrap its TPA panel, the 20 licensed Third Party Administrators (TPAs) have now been asked by the ... More

DEBT MARKET


Mild rally in bonds expected: BoA
A MILD rally in the bond market can be expected given the flush liquidity conditions, continued primary supply of securities at the long-end of the yield curve, mildly rising headline inflation, steady currency rates and the possibility of a 25 ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


ICICI Bank Q1 net at Rs 253 cr
ICICI Bank Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 252.90 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2002 against Rs 65.25 crore in the previous corresponding period. The results include that of ICICI Ltd with its subsidiaries, ICICI Personal Financial ... More

UTI Bank board clean chit to Nayak
THE board of directors of UTI Bank today gave a clean chit to Dr P.J. Nayak, Chairman and Managing Director, and asked him to resume charge immediately. Dr Nayak had proceeded on leave from July 22 following the JPC draft report casting ... More

Will truck finance give banks the mileage?
A COUPLE of banks may have ventured into commercial vehicle financing as a natural extension of their car financing business, but how successful they will be in this sector is yet to be seen. Traditionally the backyard of non-banking finance ... More

Dhanalakshmi Bank posts higher net in Q1
DHANALAKSHMI Bank has recorded a 43 per cent increase in operating profits to Rs 15.99 crore during Q1 of the current fiscal from Rs 9.10 crore in the corresponding period last year. According to Mr T.M. Venkataraman, Chairman of the bank, the ... More

KVB net up
COIMBATORE: Karur Vysya Bank's (KVB) has registered a 13.81 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 22.25 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal compared to Rs 19.55 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


Interest income boosts Q1 net for Allahabad Bank
In the first quarter of the current financial year (April-June 2002-03), Allahabad Bank posted a 43 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 28.48 crore as compared to Rs 19.91 crore in the same period of the previous year. The operating profit at Rs ... More

SBH net rises 44 pc
HDERABAD: State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has registered a growth of 44.22 per cent in net profit for the first quarter of current fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 on a marginal growth of 7.72 per cent in turnover. According to the ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


APSFC targets Rs 415-cr sanctions
THE Andhra Pradesh State Finance Corporation (APSFC) has targeted to sanction Rs 415 crore and disburse Rs 310 crore for the financial year 2002-2003. While aiming to transform itself into a universal bank, the corporation is eyeing long-term ... More

SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS


Borrowing limit of PDs in call market to be cut
THE Reserve Bank of India has said that borrowing limits of primary dealers in the inter-bank call money market will be reduced in two stages while lending will be permitted only up to 25 per cent of their net owned funds, thereby limiting their ... More
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