Shares of UCO Bank Friday fell by three per cent after the company reported a loss of Rs 998.74 crore for third quarter ended December 31, 2018.
The stock declined 3.05 per cent to close at Rs 17.50 on BSE. Intra-day, it fell six per cent to Rs 16.95.
At NSE, shares dropped 1.65 per cent to close at Rs 17.80.
The bank had posted a net loss of Rs 1,016.43 crore in December quarter of 2017-18.
Total income of the bank came down to Rs 3,585.56 crore during the latest quarter as against Rs 3,721.93 crore in the same period of 2017-18, the bank said in a regulatory filing.
The lender witnessed worsening asset quality as the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) ballooned to 27.39 per cent of gross loans at end of December 31, 2018, from 20.64 per cent in December 2017.
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