Shares of State Bank of India climbed nearly 7 per cent today after it reported over 30 per cent jump in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2014.
The stock surged 6.68 per cent to Rs 303.40 at the BSE. On the NSE, the scrip soared 6.75 per cent to Rs 303.50.
The stock was the top gainer among the blue-chip scrips on both Sensex and Nifty.
The country’s largest public sector lender
SBI had reported a net profit of Rs 2,234.34 crore in the year-ago period.
Total income of the bank rose to Rs 43,784 crore in the October-December quarter from Rs 39,068 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, SBI said in a BSE filing.
Besides, its net interest income rose nine per cent to Rs 13,777 crore from Rs 12,640 crore.