IndusInd Bank shares end higher after lender reports steady Q2 numbers

IndusInd Bank Share Price: IndusInd Bank shares closed at above 2 per cent on BSE on Thursday (October 19) after the bank reported a rise in its net profit and a fall in non-performing assets (NPA) on Wednesday.

The shares ended the trading session up 2.08 per cent, or Rs 29.50, at Rs 1,450.30 each, on Thursday.

The shares that closed at Rs 1,420.80 apiece on Wednesday opened at Rs 1,455.00 on Thursday before hitting the day's high of Rs 1,456.20. 

The bank on Wednesday reported a 57 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit, which rose to Rs 1,805 crore in the second quarter from Rs 1,147 crore in the same quarter last year.

The bank's NPA in the second quarter fell 2.11 per cent from 2.35 per cent in previous quarter.