Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Uco Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Indian Overseas Bank and Indian Bank were up in the range of 2-5% in Monday's trade.
In the past one week, PSU index has outperformed the market by gaining 1.5 per cent, as against 0.4 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.
As per the new rules, the index must include a minimum of 14 constituents, compared with the current 12, while the weight of the top constituent will be capped at 20% - down from 33% presently.
State-owned Canara Bank on Thursday reported 19 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 4,774 crore for the second quarter ended September on the back of decline in bad loans. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 4,015 crore in the year-ago period. Total income increased to Rs 38,598 crore in the second quarter from Rs 34,721 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal, Canara Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income improved to Rs 31,544 crore from Rs 29,740 crore in the same quarter a year ago. However, Net Interest Income witnessed moderation in the quarter to Rs 9,141 crore as against Rs 9,315 crore a year ago. Operating profit also increased to Rs 8,588 crore as against Rs 7,654 crore in the same quarter a year ago. In terms of asset quality, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the bank moderated to 2.35 per cent of gross advances at the end of September 2025 as against 3.73 per cent by the year-ago period. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.54
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Nifty Bank index hit an intra-day high of 57,458.85 on the NSE, and was just 170-odd points shy from it's all-time high level of 57,628.40 registered on July 2, 2025.
SBI, Uco Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India, PNB and Canara Bank were up in the range of 2 per cent to 5 per cent in Friday's intra-day trade.
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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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SBI, SBI Card, Canara Bank, Tata Chemicals and Wipro have witnessed a short-term breakout as per the price-to-moving averages action, shows the daily chart.
Stocks to watch on September 12: M&M, JSW Energy, GMR Power, Marico, JBM Auto, NLC India and JTL Industries among other stocks to track today.
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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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