SBI Q3 MARGINS LIKELY TO REMAIN HEALTHY

>Country's biggest lender's profit after tax likely to go up 8% YoY to 3,061.6 cr in Q3   (Results on Monday)
>Net interest income likely to move up by 18% to Rs 10,711.7 cr
>Loan growth estimated slightly subdued at 14%
>Deposit growth likely to be at 15%; Fee income expected to grow 9%
>Margins likely to remain healthy given bank's has been focusing on margin improvement
>Absence of one-off provisions and lower MTM provisioning would lead to sequential decline in provisions