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HDFC Bank net rises 11.5% to ₹18,654 cr
Financial Express Kolkata
|January 18, 2026
HDFC BANK, THE country’s largest private sector lender, reported an 11.5% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹18,654 crore for the quarter ended December, slightly above the Bloomberg estimate of ₹18,367 crore.
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