Bank of India on Monday said net profit for the three months to June rose 78.4 percent year-on-year to 5.62 billion rupees from 3.15 billion rupees a year earlier.
In a regulatory filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange the 64.47-percent state-owned bank said total income for the first quarter rose 32.4 percent to 41.15 billion rupees from 31.08 billion rupees a year earlier.
At 1:21 p.m. Bank of India shares were up 1.62 percent at 289.40 rupees on the Bombay Stock Exchange, and the 30-share Sensex was 0.31 percent higher at 14,319.86 points.
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