Karnataka Bank trades higher on the bourses

23 Apr 2013 Evaluate

Karnataka Bank is currently trading at Rs. 149.20, up by 2.40 points or 1.63% from its previous closing of Rs. 146.80 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 147.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 149.80 and Rs. 146.80 respectively. So far 75,000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 198.80 on 11-Dec-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs. 70.80 on 04-Jun-2012.

The current market cap of the company is Rs. 2,810.00 crore.

The Institutions and Non-Institutions held 31.43% and 68.57% respectively.

Karnataka Bank has recently organized the bank’s Regional Heads meeting at Head Office in order to review the performance of 10 regions for the year ended March 2013. The bank underlined the need for speedy recovery of Non- Performing Assets (NPA’s) by initiating appropriate recovery action at right time.

To improve the bottom line of the bank the Managing Director and CEO stressed the importance of low cost deposits and expansion in advances portfolio through proper scrutiny and selection of borrowers. The Regional Heads were also directed to focus more on improved customer service and credit to retail sector especially to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) besides agriculture and forex so as to ensure sustained growth.

Karnataka Bank is an old private sector bank which was set up in 1924. The bank had 527 branches and 409 ATMs spread across 20 states and 2 UTs across the country. Majority of the branch network is in the state of Karnataka. The bank is aiming for business turnover of Rs 78,000, crore for the current year 2013-14, with deposits of Rs 45,500 crore and advances of Rs 32,500 crore.

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