Shares of UCO bank were last trading 2.97 per cent higher at Rs 13.94 on the BSE.Share cost of UCO Bank gained more than three percent on Friday, May 28, a day after the bank revealed its January-March quarter results for the fiscal year 2020-21.
On Friday, UCO bank opened on the BSE at Rs 13.61, swinging to an intra day high of Rs 14.06, and an intra day low of Rs 13.45, in the trading session so far.
According to a regulative filing by the bank to the stock exchanges, UCO Bank reported a net profit of Rs 80.03 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2020-21.
According to UCO Bank's statement, the net profit stood at Rs 16.98 crore in the corresponding period of the previous , marking a five-fold year-on-year dive in earnings for the March quarter.
The bank's total net revenue for the financial year 2020-21 stood at Rs 167 crore.
UCO Bank reported its operating revenue at Rs 1,533 crore in the March quarter of the fiscal year 2020-21, compared to Rs 1,217 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, marking a development of 26 per cent year-on-year.
The bank's gross non-performing property (NPA) enhanced to 9.59 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to 16.77 percent in the year-ago period.
UCO Bank's net NPA decreased to 3.94 percent in the March quarter, compared to 5.45 per cent in the year-ago period.The bank's board authorized a strategy to raise equity capital aggregating to Rs 3,000 crore through different modes such as follow on public deal (FPO), qualified institutional positioning (QIP), preferential concern etc.
after the approval from investors, central government, Reserve Bank of India, and market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
On the NSE, UCO Bank opened at Rs 13.65, touching an intra day high of Rs 14.05, and an intra day low of Rs 13.45, in the session so far.
It was last trading 3.04 per cent higher at Rs 13.55 on the NSE.Shares of UCO bank were last trading 2.97 percent greater at Rs 13.94 on the BSE.