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Nifty struggling to cross 20-DEMA; UCO Bank, Lemon Tree top technical picks

As per Vinay Rajani, Nifty's 20 DEMA is placed at 19,700 odd levels. A sustainable level above this could result in a bullish trend reversal in Nifty

PSB shares rally; IOB, PSB, Central Bank, Uco Bank surge over 40% in 4 days

Nifty PSU Bank index hit a new high today, and was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up nearly 4 per cent

As India pushes to make rupee international, UCO Bank is in a sweet spot

State-owned lender aims to use its experience in facilitating trade with Iran

UCO Bank opens 4 special rupee vostro accounts, gets RBI nod for 8 more

"In addition, four more banks have approached us to open SRVA accounts. After completing their formalities, we will be approaching RBI seeking approval," he added

UCO Bank's net profit jumps by 80% to Rs 223 crore in Apr-June quarter

State-owned UCO Bank on Friday posted an 80 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 223 crore in the April-June quarter, mainly due to a decline in bad loans. The Kolkata-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 124 crore in the year-ago period. The total income in the first quarter of the current fiscal rose to Rs 5,857 crore against Rs 3,797 crore, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing. The lender's interest income also increased to Rs 5,224 crore from Rs 3,851 crore in the same quarter a year ago. On the asset quality side, the bank witnessed improvement with the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) easing to 4.48 per cent of the gross advances by June 2023 from 7.42 per cent a year ago. The net NPA too declined to 1.18 per cent against 2.49 per cent in the same period of the previous year. However, provisions for bad loans increased to Rs 389 crore compared to Rs 268 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Provision Coverage Ratio of the bank increased to 94.88 per cent as of June 20

UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra without chairpersons since April 2015

State-run UCO Bank and Bank of Maharashtra are working without chairpersons since April 2015, the Lok Sabha was told on Monday. Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Bank, and Indian Overseas Bank, also do not have chairpersons. The posts of chairpersons have been vacant in UCO Bank and Bank of Maharashtra since April 22, 2015, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in the Lok Sabha in a written reply. The top post in Indian Bank has been vacant since August 2018, while Bank of India is without a chairperson since August 2020, Indian Overseas Bank since February 2020, and Central Bank of India since May 2021. The country has 12 public sector banks (PSBs). The provision to separate posts of chairpersons and managing directors in PSBs was made in April 2015. Subsequently, non-executive chairpersons have been appointed in nine banks, the minister said. The government, which appoints chairpersons of state-owned banks, has constituted Financial Services Institutions

CBI files charge sheet against Era Housing in Rs 331 cr cheating case

A special court has given the go-ahead to start the trial in the Rs 331-crore loan fraud in IFCI against builder Era Housing and Developers and its directors after the CBI filed a charge sheet, officials said Tuesday. The CBI had filed the charge sheet against the company and its authorised representative Delhi-based industrialist Hem Singh Bharana besides 13 other entities including companies and individuals, they said. Taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the CBI, the special court has summoned all the accused for August 14 for initiating the trial, they said. The central probe agency has charged Bharana and the other accused under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy, cheating and others. The agency has alleged that all the accused dishonestly induced IFCI Ltd. to disperse the term loan by submitting misleading facts and wrong CA Certificates. It alleged that as part of the conspiracy, they diverted the term loan funds for a purpose other than it was ...

Ashwani Kumar appointed as the new MD & CEO of UCO Bank, to succeed Prasad

Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of city-based public sector UCO Bank with effect from June one. Prior to this, he was the executive director of the state-owned Indian Bank and is a qualified chartered accountant, a statement by the bank said on Saturday. Kumar, an experienced banker, succeeds S S Prasad as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank. He had earlier worked in Bank of Baroda, Corporation Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank and Indian Bank.

UCO Bank Q4 net profit zooms 86% at Rs 581.24 cr on improvement in margins

Board nod for Rs 2,000 cr equity offering

UCO Bank Q4 net profit rises 86% to Rs 581.24 cr, NPA down to 4.78%

The loan Book of UCO Bank also reached its highest-ever level of Rs 11.6 trillion against a loan book of Rs 12.9 trillion last year

From Ambuja Cements to Tata Steel: Q4 results to watch out for today

Q4 Results of Adani group companies are important to look at the fundamentals of the group after the rout its companies had to face post the Hindenburg Research report

PSBs extend gains on hopes of firm Q4; Nifty PSB index zooms 13% in 1 month

Among the individual stocks, Indian Bank and Uco Bank were up 3 per cent, Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India, Canara Bank and State Bank of India were up 2 per cent on the NSE

Aditya Birla Health Insurance inks bancassurance partnership with UCO Bank

ABHICL has more than 200 branches, with a diversified presence in over 4800 cities spread across the length and breadth of the country

SC's fraud-tagging ruling may lengthen process for banks: UCO Bank MD & CEO

Soma Sankara Prasad believes the process of identifying an account as fradulent would be akin to that of determining wilful defaulters

FSIB recommends Ashwani Kumar for the post of managing director of UCO Bank

FSIB, the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, on Thursday recommended the name of Indian Bank executive director Ashwani Kumar for the post of managing director of UCO Bank. Prior to joining Indian Bank, Kumar was serving as chief general manager of Mumbai Zone of Punjab National Bank (PNB). The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) interviewed 11 candidates from various public sector banks (PSBs) for the forthcoming positions of MD & CEO in PSBs, the Bureau said in a statement. "Keeping in view their performance in the interface, their overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau recommends Ashwani Kumar for the position of MD & CEO in UCO Bank vice Soma Sankara Prasad who is completing his tenure on May 31, 2023," it said. The final decision on the FSIB recommendation would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. FSIB is headed by former secretary, Department of ...

UCO Bank raises Rs 500 crore in AT1 bonds at 9.5%, highest rate in FY23

AT1 bonds are a means by which banks augment core equity capital

State Bank of India likely to sell Rs 5,456-crore AT1 bonds next week

UCO Bank may also issue AT-1 bonds; banks raising funds amid strong loan growth

Nifty PSU Bank index surges 4% amid rebound in Adani group stocks

SBI, Bank of Baroda, Punjab & Sind Bank, Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Indian Overseas Bank were up 4 - 7 per cent each.

UCO Bank Q3 profit more than doubles to Rs 653 cr on decline in bad loans

UCO Bank on Tuesday reported more than two-fold jump in profit at Rs 653 crore for the quarter ended December 2022, driven by increase in interest income and decline in bad loans. Its net profit stood at Rs 310 crore in the same quarter of the preceding financial year. Total income increased to Rs 5,451 crore in the quarter from Rs 4,638 crore in the year-ago period, the bank said in a regulatory filing. At the same time, interest income rose to Rs 4,627 crore as compared to Rs 3,919 crore in the same quarter a year ago. On the asset quality front, the bank recorded an improvement with gross NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) declining to 5.63 per cent of gross advances as compared to 8 per cent at the end of the third quarter of 2021-22. Net NPAs too eased to 1.66 per cent from 2.81 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. As a result, provision for bad loans declined significantly to Rs 220 crore from Rs 565 crore in the same period a year ago. However, the capital adequacy ratio de

PSBs in focus; UCO Bank, Indian Overseas, Union Bank surge over 5%

Motilal Oswal Financial Services believes that sustained and consistent performance on delivering healthy return ratios can result in further re-rating of the stocks.