
Kotak Mahindra Bank Shares Drop 7% on Asset Quality Concerns
The Mumbai-based bank, backed by billionaire Uday Kotak, reported a nearly halving of its net income for the quarter ended June 30, citing stress, especially in loan portfolios, along with a compression in margins. The 7% decline in the stock made it the worst performer on the Nifty 50 Index, which shed as much as 0.4%.
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