Bank of India posts $589 m 4Q loss

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Reuters: Bank of India Ltd. reported a net loss of 39.69 billion rupees ($588.87 million) for the fourth quarter, as the state-owned lender set aside more funds for bad loans.

That compared with a loss of 10.46 billion rupees in the year-ago period and expectations of a loss of 12.84 billion rupees, according to Thomson Reuters estimates by nine analysts.

Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans stood at 16.58% at end-March, compared with 16.93% in the previous quarter and 13.22% a year ago.

Provisions for bad loans surged about 41% to 66.74 billion rupees.

Shares ended 4.5% higher in a Mumbai market that was up 0.7%.

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