AXISBANK

k shares rally over 4% after Q3 result; should you buy?

Axis Bank's share price rose 4.6 per cent on Tuesday, a day after the bank reported its third-quarter results for the financial year 2026, in which its standalone net profit rose 3 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Private sector lender reported a standalone net profit of Rs 6,490 crore, up from Rs 6,304 crore reported in the third quarter ended on December 31, 2024. Global brokerages Bernstein and Citi remain bullish on the bank, with Citi upgrading the stock to 'Buy' from Neutral and Bernstein maintaining an outperform rating. Axis Bank Stock Axis Bank's share price rose 4.6 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 1,316 apiece, and it pared gains to trade higher at 4.4 per cent as of 09:54 AM.