Investors cheered ICICI Bank's smart fourth quarter numbers,pushing up the banking major's shares over 2 per cent. The lender's shares ended at Rs 860.75,up 2.28 per cent on the BSE,helping the benchmark Sensex recoup its intra-day losses. During the day,the stock rose by about 4 per cent to Rs 874.50. On the NSE,the stock closed at Rs 860.40,up 2.25 per cent. Mutual Funds Check for top funds In terms of volume,19.61 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE,while over one crore shares were traded on the NSE. "The better-than-expected results of ICICI Bank gave a booster to the overall banking stocks," Alex Mathews Head Research Geojit BNP Paribas said. ICICI Bank today reported 31 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 1,902 crore for the fourth quarter of the 2011-12 fiscal. It had profit of Rs 1,452 crore in the January-March quarter,2010-11,ICICI Bank said in a statement. During Q4,its total income increased to Rs 11,403 crore,from Rs 8,797 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal,the bank said. Stocks More on ICICI Bank Company INFO More on ICICI Bank
