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Thursday, January 31, 2002
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Re loses 12 paise
SPECULATION over the `real value of the rupee' drove the currency to end at an all-time low at 48.52/53 per dollar, weaker by about 12 paise from the previous close of 48.41/42 in a volatile forex market on Wednesday. The rupee opened weaker ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


KVB net rises to Rs 25 crore
COIMBATORE: Karur Vysya Bank has posted a 53 per cent growth in its net profit for the quarter ended December 2001, as against the corresponding quarter of the earlier fiscal. The net profit increased to Rs 25.09 crore (Rs 16.38 ... More

RBI approves Kotak Mahindra, Rabobank proposals
THE Reserve Bank of India has granted in-principle approval to Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd and Rabobank for their proposals to set up banks. In the case of Kotak Mahindra, the RBI has stipulated that the NBFC has to convert itself into a bank ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


SBI net goes up three-fold in Q3
STATE Bank of India (SBI) has reported a 178.97-per cent rise in net profit at Rs 613.89 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2001 as compared to Rs 220.05 crore in the corresponding previous quarter. Mr Janki Ballabh, Chairman, SBI, ... More

SBM net up 57.76 pc
BANGALORE: State Bank of Mysore (SBM) has announced that its third-quarter net profit rose by 57.76 per cent over the corresponding previous period to touch Rs 24.18 crore. Operating profits rose 28.74 per cent to Rs 59.23 crore ... More

SBI against sharing ATM network
PUBLIC sector banks do not seem to be enamoured of the emerging trend among foreign banks to share their ATM networks and offer customers free access to a second network of choice, with a view to cutting down establishment costs. State Bank of ... More

Dena Bank trims losses
MUMBAI: Dena Bank has reduced its net losses during the quarter ended December 31, 2001, to Rs 1.09 crore as compared to Rs 6.90 crore for the corresponding period of the previous year. The bank has prepared a revival plan for the ... More

FOREIGN BANKS


Citibank plans PD outfit
CITIBANK India is exploring the possibility of establishing a primary dealership (PD) arm and an asset management company in the country. The bank has submitted its application to the Reserve Bank of India for setting up a PD arm. "We are ... More

GOVT BONDS


States seek to exit from high-cost debt
A CLUTCH of States has begun pushing for an early exit from high-coupon loans taken in the past and refinancing the same with fresh State Government loans and bonds. These securities are sovereign guaranteed State Government loans. Sources said ... More

FIXED DEPOSITS


SBM to cut FD rates
BANGALORE: State Bank of Mysore expects to slash rates by 0.25-0.5 per cent by mid-February, according to Mr Murty. It also expects to lower its cost of deposits to 7.3 per cent by March. ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


ICICI appoints United Western as SPV trustee
ICICI Ltd has appointed United Western Bank Trustee Company as the trustee of the special purpose vehicle (SPV) created to hold the 46 per cent stake of ICICI Ltd in ICICI Bank, Mr K.V. Kamath, Managing Director, ICICI Ltd, told an extraordinary ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


LIC MF pact with Federal Bank
LIC Mutual Fund has entered into a tie up with the Aluva-based Federal Bank for the distribution of its products - LIC MF MI Bond Fund, LIC MF Govt Sec Fund and LIC MF Children's Fund through the 58 branches of the bank. Through this ... More

PERFORMANCE


Treasury operations sparkle for banks
WITH the exception of Syndicate Bank, all the banks that have come out with their nine-month performance results so far, have reported huge increases in `other income'. A few have even reported over a 100 per cent increase in this income. As ... More
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