Shares of Karur Vysya Bank rallied as much as 10.6% to their day’s high of Rs 333 on the BSE on Tuesday after the lender reported a 44.92% YoY jump in net profit to Rs 756 crore in the first quarter, compared with Rs 521 crore a year earlier.
Pre-provision operating profit (PPOP) rose 36.15% YoY to Rs 1,096 crore from Rs 805 crore, while net interest income increased 31.76% YoY to Rs 1,423 crore from Rs 1,080 crore.