State-run banks, SBI, Uco bank, PSB among others gained up to 2% amid reports that India may considering allowing up to 49% FDI in PSU banks, more than double the current 20% cap.
The bank's asset quality improved as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 2.56 per cent of gross advances at the end of the September quarter from 3.18 per cent a year ago
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.
Technical charts flag up to 22% downside risk for PSU bank shares such as Indian Overseas Bank, Uco Bank, Central Bank of India and Punjab & Sind Bank as government stake sale buzz looms.
Among individual stocks, Raymond, Ashoka Buildcon, Swan Corp, Himatsingka Seide, and UCO Bank were the biggest wealth destroyers, dropping in the range of 30.5 per cent to 65.78 per cent
The government has tasked Uco Bank with processing Nayara Energy's payments after EU sanctions cut the refiner off from domestic and global lenders
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
Infosys, Adani Enterprises, Cochin Shipyard, IFCI and UCO Bank are technically trading in the oversold zone, as per the RSI indicator; charts hint up to 23% downside risk for these 5 stocks.
We are conducting a saturation drive for inoperative PMJDY accounts, meeting customers one-on-one to encourage them to operate their accounts, says Ashwani Kumar
UCO Bank's net profit rises by 10% YoY to ₹607 crore in Q1 FY26, driven by strong growth in both interest and non-interest income, with improved asset quality