By Ashna Teresa Britto and Siddhi Nayak (Reuters) -Shares of Axis Bank fell to a 14-month low on Friday, a day after the lender missed profit estimates on slower loan growth, higher bad loan provisions,

Among the Sensex shares, it was the second worst performer and the biggest loser in the BSE Bankex, which dropped 1,026 points or 1.8%.

Mumbai-based private lender Axis Bank Ltd. reported results for the December quarter, which were in-line with expectations. Net Interest Income increased by 8.6% from last year and was in-line with expectations,

Shares of India's Axis Bank fell 3.7% on Friday, a day after the lender posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit increase, weighed down by slower loan growth and higher provisions set aside for potential bad loans.

Gross slippages for the December quarter rose 22% sequentially and 46% annually to ₹5,432 crore, the bank said in statement detailing its quarterly results. Slippages to the tune of ₹4,923 crore were from the retail book,