PSU banks have gained 10% in a month as improved profitability, strong deposit franchises, stable asset quality and reasonable valuations drive investor interest
Despite a nearly 5x jump in aggregate mcap since FY20, most coverage PSBs still trade at reasonable valuations of 0.8-1x forward P/B & 5-7x FY27E EPS, leaving room for further upside.
In the past one month, the Nifty PSU Bank index has outperformed the market by surging 8 per cent, as compared to less than 1 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
Thus far in the month of September, Nifty PSU Bank index has outperformed by surging 7.5 per cent, as compared to 3.7 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
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PSU Bank stocks gained up to 2% in trade on Thursday; Nifty PSU Bank index hit an intra-day high of 7,142.25, and was 2.3 per cent away from its 52-week high of 7,304.80 touched on July 17, 2025.
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Lenders are improving asset quality but they are struggling to recover money
Public sector banks saw Q1 FY26 profit rise 10.6% YoY on treasury gains and lower provisions, while NII was flat as lenders passed on policy rate cuts to customers
At 10:22 AM; Nifty PSU Bank index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1.8 per cent, as compared to 0.19 per cent gain in the Nifty 50 on Monday.
We target that our recoveries should be substantially higher than the slippages, says K Satyanarayana Raju
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Canara Bank reports a 22% rise in Q1FY26 net profit, buoyed by a 32.73% YoY increase in other income, despite pressure on its net interest margin
At 01:49 PM, the Nifty PSU Bank index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1 per cent, as compared to a 0.50 per cent decline in the Nifty 50
State-owned Canara Bank on Thursday posted a 22 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 4,752 crore during the first quarter of the current financial year. The Bengaluru-based bank had earned a net profit of Rs 3,905 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. The total income rose to Rs 38,063 crore during the June quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, from Rs 34,020 crore in the same quarter of FY25, Canara Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 31,003 crore, as compared to Rs 28,701 crore in the June quarter FY25. During the period under review, operating profit of the bank increased to Rs 8,554 crore, as compared to Rs 7,616 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The bank's asset quality showed improvement as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 2.69 per cent of gross advances at the end of the June quarter, from 4.14 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, declined to 0.63 per cent, as against 1.24 per cent in t
Around 12 PM, the Nifty PSU Bank index was up 0.45 per cent, as compared to a 0.43 per cent decline in the Nifty 50
PSU Bank shares in focus: At 10:37 AM; Nifty PSU Bank index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 2.4 per cent, as compared to 0.3 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.