F&O cues for Oct 30: Nifty options reveals a neutral sentiment with Call and Put activity nearing parity, and the PCR rising to 0.93, said Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.
The bank's net interest income (NII) increased to Rs 10,517 crore in Q2 FY25 from Rs 9,923 crore in Q2 FY24, showing an improvement of 5.99 per cent on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis
Goel discussed the public sector lender's latest quarterly results and its expansion plans
Chandra began his banking career with Erstwhile Corporation Bank in September 1991 as a probationary officer. He holds a master's degree in economics
Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday reported more than two-fold jump in its profit at Rs 4,306 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024. The state-owned lender had earned a net profit of Rs 1,756 crore in the same quarter in the previous financial year. Total income increased to Rs 34,447 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 29,383 crore in the same quarter last year, PNB said in a regulatory filing. The bank reported an interest income of Rs 29,875 crore during the quarter, higher than Rs 26,355 crore in the same period a year ago. As regards asset quality, the bank witnessed improvement with gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) declining to 4.48 per cent of the gross loans by the end of September 2024 from 6.96 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans moderated to 0.46 per cent from 1.47 per cent at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal. On a consolidated basis, the bank's profit more than doubled to Rs 4,714 crore as against Rs 1,
At 02:20 pm; the Nifty PSU Bank index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 4 per cent, as compared to 0.8 per cent rise in Nifty 50.
Q2FY25 company results: Indian Oil, Ambuja Cements, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, Sun Pharma and more will report their second-quarter earnings on October 28
F&O cues for Oct 23: FIIs have been net short in index futures since Oct 10; at present they hold 2 short bets for every long trade; Retail investors' long-short ratio stands at 1.75.
Derivatives market update Oct 08: FIIs turn bearish on Indian stocks, long-short ratio in index futures dipped below 1 for the first time since August 14. Retail and proprietary trades turn bullish.
Analysts at Elara Capital said no significant asset quality challenges and steady growth may ensure rerating for some PSU banks (after recent correction) on earnings stability.
Derivatives market update for Oct 03: Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities sees max pain for Nifty at 25,750 and Bank Nifty at 52,900 based on the existing options data.
PNB shares have slipped after it announced Rs 109.16 per share as the floor price for the QIP, launched on September 23, that aims to raise Rs 7,500 crore.
Among the contenders are two executive directors (EDs) from Bank of Baroda, one ED each from Union Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, and Canara Bank, and several deputy MDs from SBI
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday fixed a floor price of Rs 109.16 per share for its share sale through qualified institutional placement (QIP). The bank had taken board approval last year for raising up to Rs 7,500 crore via share sale in one or more tranches during 2024-25. The board approved and adopted the preliminary placement document together with the application form in connection with the issue, PNB said in a regulatory filing. It also approved the floor price Rs 109.16 per share based on the pricing formula as prescribed under Regulation 176 of the Sebi ICDR Regulations, it said. The bank may offer a discount of not more than 5 per cent on the floor price so calculated for the issue, it said. The issue price will be determined by the bank in consultation with the book running lead managers appointed in relation to the issue, it added.
Technical chart suggests that ACC, IRCTC, PND and Aarti Industries could slide up to 28% from present levels owing to formation of 'Death Cross' on the daily chart; a long-term bearish indicator.
The PSU Bank index had zoomed 200% to a high of 8,053 after breaking above its 200-DMA in July 2022. At present, most PSU Bank stocks, barring SBI, are trading below this long-term moving average.
The Nifty PSU Bank index, the top loser among sectoral indices, was down 1.1 per cent at 6,581.40, as compared to the 0.16 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 at 11:14 AM on Monday.
One incident involved PNB's Rajajinagar branch, where the Karnataka State Industrial Board had fixed deposits of approximately Rs 25 crore, but PNB released only Rs 13 crore on maturity
Shares of Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India and Indian Bank can potentially rally up to 15% if these support levels are held; check key support and resistance levels for 5 PSU bank stocks here.
PSU Banks in focus post Q1 earnings: PNB, BoI, BoB, Uco Bank and IOB rallied over 3% each. SBI, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank and Central Bank were up 2-3%.