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SBI first-quarter net profit falls 20.4% to Rs2,006 cr
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Profit on the consolidated banks' accounts rose 435 per cent to Rs2,006 crore, from Rs374 crore net a year earlier, chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya told reporters
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The 50 basis point reduction in deposit rate has become necessary following the reduction in lending rates, especially in agriculture and affordable housing, SBI stated
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