The uptick in these stocks came after the DIPAM invited bids from merchant bankers to assist the government in its planned stake sale in public sector banks and listed financial institutions
Indian equities were under pressure again on Thursday owing to a confluence of factors led by billionaire Gautam Adani's indictment in a bribery case by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Analysts at Elara Capital said no significant asset quality challenges and steady growth may ensure rerating for some PSU banks (after recent correction) on earnings stability.
Analysts link the index's decline to a major drop in Vi's stock price after the SC rejected telecom companies' plea to re-evaluate AGRs, while also affirming the govt's existing AGR demands.
Stock market trading strategy: The NIFTY PSU Bank Index is currently showing a downtrend in the near term, indicating a temporary pullback within its overall long-term bullish trend
The Nifty Financial Services Index is currently trading at 23,071.25. The index is displaying a range-bound pattern on the charts, with a defined range between 23,200 and 22,800
Surpassing the 50,000-mark for the very first time, the index's ascent can also be attributed to robust Q4 GDP figures, and S&P recent upgradation of India's rating to positive