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IIFL Finance Q3 Results: Stock tanks 10% despite sharp surge in Gold loans; Here's why

IIFL Finance's gold loans saw a sharp surge on a year-on-year and sequential basis, with the company stating that they have now normalised. The company's results were higher on a year-on-year basis across parameters but the stock still tanked.

markets 2026-01-22 09:18

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IIFL Finance Limited

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