Business news · Corporate · 17 Oct 2026
HDFC Bank's standalone net profit for July-September 2026 rose 4.7% to Rs 19,510 crore. Treasury trading gains fell to Rs 780 crore from Rs 2,390 crore; excluding them, profit grew about 12.6%. Net interest income rose 9.7% to Rs 34,620 crore and gross NPAs eased to 1.11% of advances. The same day ICICI Bank reported consolidated profit of Rs 16,333 crore, up 22.3%.
The two largest private banks show how lenders are earning as rates turn up: bond-trading gains shrink when yields rise, so core lending income carries more of the result. Net interest margins and loan-loss provisions at these banks are reference points for Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and IndusInd Bank, which report in the following week.
Reported by The Tribune — “HDFC Bank's Q2 profit growth limited to 4.7% as treasury gains plunge 67%” ↗ on 17 Oct 2026.
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