Shares of India's Axis Bank fell 3.7% on Friday, a day after the lender posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit increase, weighed down by slower loan growth and higher provisions set aside for potential bad loans.

Gross slippages for the December quarter rose 22% sequentially and 46% annually to ₹5,432 crore, the bank said in statement detailing its quarterly results. Slippages to the tune of ₹4,923 crore were from the retail book,

Executives at the country’s third largest private sector lender said the bank sees a degree of indebtedness in certain segments of the borrowers, which led to taking a deliberate call on slowing loan

India's Axis Bank reported a 4% year-on-year rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher core lending income.

Results: Private lender Axis Bank on Thursday, reported a standalone net profit increase of 3.8%, reaching ₹6,304 crore in December 2024, compared to a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹6,071 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.