Shweta Suri
HDFC Bank, one of the leading private sector banks of India, today reported a net profit of Rs 621.74 crore for the third quarter of the financial year 2008-09, in the filing made to the BSE. The net profit of the bank stood at Rs 429.36 crore for the corresponding quarter last year. The bank reported a net profit growth of 45 percent during this quarter.
The total income of the bank in the third quarter of October-December rose 58.79 percent to Rs 5407.89 crore from the figures of Rs 3405.79 crore achieved in the same quarter last year.
The interest income on the other hand, surged to Rs 4468.50 crore by jumping 63.87 percent. These declared results of HDFC Bank also include the operations of Centurion Bank of Punjab. The shares of the private sector bank were up 1.83 percent and were trading at Rs 1007 on the Sensex.
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