Private Banks

ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank reported lower attrition in FY26, while HDFC Bank saw a marginal rise as technology and digitisation reduced headcount

Leading private lenders expect lending momentum to continue after strong June-quarter growth, with companies increasingly opting for bank loans over costlier bond market borrowings

RBI's measures to attract foreign currency inflows are expected to improve liquidity and support lending margins as major private sector banks, including HDFC and Axis Bank, report Q1 earnings

Q1-FY27 numbers, according to Anirudh Garg, fund manager & partner, INVasset PMS, are likely to show soft margins across the board, but private banks will be the first to show the NIM trough is over

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Public sector lenders Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Canara Bank posted double-digit growth in advances in April-June of FY27

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Axis Bank plans to strengthen its national footprint through 500 new branches, focusing on rural expansion, digital banking, and key customer segments

The five-year mandate covers 6,000 ATMs and includes currency logistics, ATM modernisation and deployment of CMS's AI-powered HAWKAI platform

Corporate and MSME loans power credit growth as retail lending lags, but banks expect a pickup in FY27

RBI Bulletin shows stronger pass-through of rate cuts to lending rates by private banks than PSBs, though overall transmission across sectors remains robust

Global brokerage Nomura prefers private banks over PSU bank stocks, citing limited re-rating scope, weaker earnings quality, and high leverage risks among PSBs. It likes Axis Bank & ICICI Bank

Advances at select mid- and small-sized private banks grew faster than deposits in FY26, reflecting tighter funding conditions across the sector

HDFC Bank's two-day rally follows a sharp 12 per cent decline over the previous three sessions, triggered by the abrupt resignation of Atanu Chakraborty, the non-executive chairman of HDFC Bank

The sudden resignation of its chairman, therefore, cannot be treated as an ordinary event

Kotak Institutional Equities is bullish on private banks over PSU banks peers citing better valuations and risk-reward.

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

A ban on bank funding for proprietary trading, stricter collateral rules and higher haircuts are expected to hurt pvt banks' exposure and fee income, while shifting brokers toward CP, NBFC borrowing

The combined net profit of listed universal banks crossed Rs 1 trillion for the first time in a quarter, in December, with three banks contributing at least 50% to it

The brokerage expects PSBs to continue growing well until the first half of FY27 (H1FY27), but said private sector banks (PVBs) could outperform thereafter