ICICI Bank shares climb over 3% after Q2 results; market valuation climbs Rs 26,445 cr

New Delhi: Shares of ICICI Bank on Monday climbed over 3 per cent after the private sector lender posted a 14.5 per cent growth in standalone profit at Rs 11,746 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024.

The stock jumped 2.96 per cent to settle at Rs 1,292.65 on the BSE. During the day, it surged 4.16 per cent Rs 1,307.80.

At the NSE, it climbed 3.10 per cent to Rs 1,294.40.

The stock emerged as the biggest winner among Sensex firms.

The company's market valuation soared Rs 26,445.04 crore to Rs 9,11,095.63 crore.

The BSE Sensex jumped 602.75 points or 0.76 per cent to settle at 80,005.04 and the NSE Nifty surged 158.35 points or 0.65 per cent to 24,339.15.

The private sector lender had earned a net profit of Rs 10,261 crore in the September quarter of the previous financial year.

The total income increased to Rs 47,714 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 40,697 crore in the same quarter last year, ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing.

The bank reported an interest income of Rs 40,537 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 34,920 crore in the year-ago period.

The net interest income (NII) improved by 9.5 per cent to Rs 20,048 crore from Rs 18,308 crore in the second quarter of the previous year.

On the asset quality front, the bank witnessed improvement with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declining to 1.97 per cent of the gross loans by the end of September 2024, as against 2.48 per cent a year ago.

Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans moderated to 0.42 per cent from 0.43 per cent at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal.

On a consolidated basis, the bank logged a growth of 19 per cent in net profit to Rs 12,948 crore against Rs 10,896 crore in Q2 FY24.