Investors booked profit in the shares of Bajaj Finance after the non-banking financial company’s (NBFC’s) management indicated another 25-30 basis points (bps) of net interest margin (NIM) contraction in the second half of the current financial year (H2FY24).
The shares settled as the top laggard on the benchmarks on Wednesday, falling 2.9 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). By comparison, the 50-share Nifty ended 0.7 per cent lower. The stock declined 2.72 per cent to end the day at Rs 7,871.10 on the BSE.
During the NBFC’s post Q2FY24 earnings conference call, the management of Bajaj Finance said the cost