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 | | Punjab and Sind Bank has achieved a net profit of Rs 32 crore for the half year ended September 30, 1998 showing a growth of over eight per cent as compared to the corresponding period last year. |
 | | Bank credit to the commercial sector was higher by 2.8 per cent (Rs 8,849 crores) as on October 23 over the level of end-March 1998, against a growth of 1.5 per cent (Rs 4,060 crores) in the corresponding period last year. |
 | | Banks accommodation to the commercial sector in the form of investments in shares, debentures, bonds, commercial paper and other instruments was higher by Rs 8,579 crores to Rs 41,663 crores till September 25 since end-March 1998, compared to increase of Rs 9,017 crores in the same period of previous year. |
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