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Share price of Jana Small Finance Bank slumped 14% to ₹424.30 on the BSE in Monday's intraday deals amid reports that Federal Bank was not in active talks for a stake buy.

The private sector lender reported a 26.4% rise in net interest income, a 26-basis-point expansion in margins and improved asset quality, with gross advances crossing Rs 3 trillion

Federal Bank reported a 45% rise in Q2 FY27 net profit to ₹1,386 crore, aided by $1.5 billion raised through FCNR(B) deposits, while net interest income grew 26% to ₹3,153 crore

Federal Bank shares fell 4 per cent after it issued a clarification on reports that it may acquire a controlling stake in Jana Small Finance Bank.

Virat Jagad of Bonanza provides a technical analysis on 5 stocks from Rekha Jhunjhunwala's portfolio: Titan, Federal Bank Karur Vysya Bank, Metro Brands and Indian Hotels. Here's what the analyst says

Of the ₹7,756 crore total gain in her portfolio, one stock - Titan Company - has made her richer by ₹3,469 crore since April 2026

NII rose 26 per cent YoY to Rs 2,946 crore, supported by healthy growth in advances and an expansion in margins. Sequentially, NII declined 7 per cent

Federal Bank posted a strong growth in profitability and core earnings, driving investor interest in the counter.

S&P Global Ratings assigned the private sector lender a BBB-/Stable long-term issuer credit rating, recognising its franchise strength, capitalisation and financial resilience

Analysts at Axis Securities project up to 16% upside in Federal Bank, Zen Technologies and Chennai Petroleum owing to breakout witnessed on the weekly charts.

The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of former IAS officer Elias George as Federal Bank's part-time chairman for three years

India's weightage in the MSCI Standard Index remained broadly unchanged at 12.3 per cent, versus 12.4 per cent earlier

Private equity firm True North has exited Fedbank Financial Services by selling its nearly 7 per cent stake to Nomura India Equity Fund through a block deal

RBI clears Kotak Mahindra Bank to acquire up to 9.99% stake each in AU Small Finance Bank and Federal Bank through aggregate holdings

Death Cross alert: Technical analyst at Choice Broking expects Nifty Auto and Bank Nifty to underperform in the near-term as shorter-term moving average has slipped below the long-term 200-DMA.

Bank to strengthen retail franchise and Tier-1 presence by acquiring seasoned credit card portfolio from Standard Chartered amid broader retail strategy shift

UK-headquartered Standard Chartered Bank, as part of its retail business strategy, had earlier said it would not push standalone credit cards in India

Excluding one-off gains, profit rises 11% YoY as margin strength, improved asset mix and steady loan growth support performance

According to Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities, JSL remains a leading integrated steel and mining player with strong operational capabilities

Axis Securities has set a target price of ₹290 per share, implying a potential upside of 10 per cent from Friday, March 13, closing price of ₹263 on the NSE