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DBS India profit falls as LVB acquisition cost bites, trading income weakens
Net profit fell to Rs 167 crore in the fiscal ended March 2022 from Rs 312 crore a year earlier mainly due to a 54% increase in operating expenses to Rs 2652 crore from Rs 1719 crore a year earlier. The bank put the "annual pre-tax" drag from the LVB acquisition at Rs 669 crore in fiscal ended up from Rs 341 crore as the majority of the impact was felt in fiscal 2022.