Public sector lender Bank of India has
reported net loss of Rs 2,341.20 crore for quarter ended December 2017, with
disappointing asset quality performance and big FY17 divergence.
More than double
provisions in Q3 YoY, and lower net interest income, other income and operating
income hit profitability. Profit in year-ago quarter stood at Rs 107.72 crore
and CNBC-TV18 poll estimated loss at Rs 51.5 crore for the quarter.
Net interest income
during the quarter declined 18.4 percent year-on-year to Rs 2,501 crore was far
lower than CNBC-TV18 poll estimates of Rs 2,826.6 crore.