
The net profit was up by 224 percent due to higher investment trading profit of Rs.214 crore, up from Rs.32.2 crore a year ago.
"A volatile money market offers opportunity to make treasury profits," Chairman and Managing Director K.R. Kamath told reporters.
Kamath said last fiscal's (2008-09) treasury income level of Rs.575 crore would be maintained during 2009-10.
Apart from trading profit, Kamath attributed jump in quarterly profit over previous year to growth in net interest margin (NIM) to 3 percent from 2.6 percent a year ago.
"We expect to maintain NIM at 2.88 percent during the current year," he said.
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