MUMBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Indian private lender IndusInd Bank INBK.NS reported a net loss for the second quarter on Saturday, in its first earnings report since a new chief executive was appointed as the lender stepped up provisions for bad loans.
The Mumbai-based bank posted a standalone net loss of 4.36 billion Indian rupees ($49.56 million) for the three months ended September, compared with a profit of 13.31 billion rupees a year earlier.
Analysts had expected a profit of 6.37 billion rupees, according to data compiled by LSEG.
($1 = 87.9740 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Ashwin Manikandan and Ira Dugal; Editing by Ronojoy Mazumdar)
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