Private sector lender IDBI Bank posted 58 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 454 crore for the quarter ended December 31,2010.
The bank had a net profit of Rs 287 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2009-10,IDBI said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
During the quarter,IDBI8217;s net interest income NII stood at Rs 1,204 crore against Rs 717 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Further,as of December 31,2010,the lender8217;s total business deposits and advances stood at Rs 2,84,729 crore,12 per cent more than the Rs 2,54,075 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal.
While,deposits grew by 5 per cent to Rs 1,50,239 crore,advances increased by 21 per cent to Rs 1,34,491 crore.
Meanwhile,during the quarter the bank8217;s Board of Directors has given in-principle approval to the merger of two its wholly-owned subsidiaries 8212; IDBI Home Finance Ltd and IDBI Gilts Ltd with itself,the filing said.