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4 min read | Updated on April 20, 2026, 07:29 IST
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Along with their Q4 results, the boards of PNB Housing Finance, NELCO, Bank of Maharashtra, SML Mahindra, PNB Gilts, and Axita Cotton are likely to recommend a dividend.
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Along with the results, the boards of PNB Housing Finance, NELCO, Bank of Maharashtra, SML Mahindra, PNB Gilts, and Axita Cotton are likely to recommend a dividend.
NSE filings showed that ICICI Bank’s net interest income (NII) for the fourth quarter rose by 1.99% to ₹43,275 crore, compared YoY with ₹42,430 crore in the same period a year earlier.
ICICI Bank’s board of directors also announced that the company has recommended a ₹12 per share dividend issue with a face value of ₹2 apiece, subject to the approval of the shareholders.
The Mumbai-based lender's NII, or the difference between interest earned on loans and expended on deposits, rose 3.2% YoY to ₹33,082 crore from ₹32,066 crore in the year-ago period.
Its board of directors announced a final dividend of ₹13 per share, with a face value of ₹1 each, for FY26, subject to the approval of the company’s shareholders. It fixed Friday, June 19, as the record date of the dividend issue.
In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, its profit was ₹316.11 crore, it said in a regulatory filing.
Its total income nearly doubled to ₹1,020 crore during the quarter under review, compared to ₹518 crore in the March quarter of FY25.
The board of Jio Financial Services also recommended a dividend of ₹0.60 per equity share with a face value of ₹10 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.
Wipro's revenue from operations advanced 8% to ₹24,236 crore in the fourth quarter of the previous financial year compared with ₹22,504 crore in the year-ago period.
Its board of directors announced the company’s largest-ever share buyback proposal worth ₹15,000 crore, offering stock market investors ₹250 per share for the repurchasing deal.
The NSE filings showed that Wipro’s board considered and approved the proposal of a ₹250 per share buyback offer for up to 60,00,00,000 or 60 crore shares with a face value of ₹2 apiece.
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