A large PPOP/earnings beat in Q2; improved cost metric alleviating creditcostimpactonRoARateBUYwith12mPTofRs40 UjjivanSmallFinanceBank(USFB)deliveredalargebeatonearningsinQ2FY21led byastrongerNIIperformance,highernoninterestincome,controlledopexgrowthand lowerthanestimatedprovisioning.Sequentialdeclineingrossadvancesat3.4%(yoy growth decelerated sharply to 8%) was caused by 6% contraction of Micro Banking portfolio(sharedeclinedto76%)wherethebankhasbeencautiousondisbursements and has tightened credit policy. Qoq growth in affordable housing and MSE lending...