Bank stocks decline after RBI governor's comment

Thirteen bank stocks fell 0.43% to 2.67% at 13:06 IST on BSE after Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan was quoted as saying yesterday, 15 October 2015, that the central bank will take a close look at the asset quality of lenders.

Among PSU banks, Oriental Bank of Commerce (down 2.67%), Bank of Baroda (down 2.12%), Indian Overseas Bank (down 2.42%), Union Bank of India (down 2.22%), Punjab National Bank (down 1.02%), Syndicate Bank (down 0.9%), Canara Bank (down 1.24%) and Bank of India (down 1.23%) declined. State Bank of India (up 0.1%) and IDBI Bank (up 0.13%) gained.

Among private sector banks, ICICI Bank (down 0.96%), Axis Bank (down 0.49%), IndusInd Bank (down 0.44%), Yes Bank (down 0.43%) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (down 0.62%) edged lower. HDFC Bank rose 0.46%.

The BSE Bankex was off 0.31% at 20,135.65. It underperformed the S&P BSE Sensex, which was off 0.17% at 26,963.07.

The BSE Bankex had outperformed the market over the past one month till 15 October 2015, rising 5.4% compared with 5.07% rise in the Sensex. The index had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 6.43% as against Sensex's 4.21% decline.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has reportedly urged banks to recognise all bad loans. Rajan made these comments at the time of addressing a news briefing after the conclusion of the RBI board meeting in Mizoram yesterday, 15 October 2015, according to reports.

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