Equity benchmarks as well as broader markets extended losses in noon trade with the Sensex down 144.34 points at 27692.17 and the Nifty down 57.25 points at 8558, dragged by banks, infra and oil stocks.
Public sector lender Vijaya Bank showed stellar performance in July-September quarter with profit growing 34 percent year-on-year to Rs 154.5 crore on strong net interest income, other income and operational growth despite provisions remained at elevated level. Asset quality also improved.
