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The improved performance of banking and financial services funds can be attributed to positivity in all the factors that drive the performance of banking stocks

Sanjay Kumar Singh

4 min read Last Updated : Nov 21 2022 | 9:56 PM IST

The banking sector is on a roll these days. The Nifty Bank Total Return Index (TRI) is up 20.6 per cent year-to-date (YTD). The Nifty PSU Bank TRI has clocked a blockbuster gain of 55.7 per cent YTD. Actively-managed banking and financial services funds are up 10.9 per cent on average YTD.

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The improved performance of banking and financial services funds can be attributed to positivity in all the factors that drive the performance of banking stocks: growth, profitability, asset quality and balance sheet strength.

Credit growth is improving (17.9 per cent year on year in October 2022).

Topics : Mutual Fund Banking funds Banking sector Indian Banks economic growth in india economic growth Nifty Bank Nifty Bank index ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

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