The private equity firm Carlyle may infuse $1 billion to own up to 8 per cent of Axis Bank, report suggest.
A gap down close after touching 100-DMA indicates selling pressure in HDFC Bank. he counter has consistently failed to conquer 100-DMA as gap-down close has forced prices to correct even further.
The Bank Nifty declined 2.6%, with several big names posting losses in excess of 4%
In a Q&A, the lender's MD & CEO, Amitabh Chaudhry, also dwells on the stimulus package announced by the government, and risk aversion by banks
Last financial year saw a series of banks failures starting with Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank and culminated in near collapse of YES Bank, India's 5th-largest private sector bank at its peak
Of 30 constituents, 20 declined and 10 advanced. Mahindra & Mahindra ended as the top loser on the index while telecom major Bharti Airtel was the biggest gainer
Sectorally, banking stocks rallied the most. The Nifty PSU Bank index jumped over 6 per cent to 1,238.05 while Nifty Bank climbed over 4 per cent to 19,635
Unlike its peers, ICICI Bank has been more watchful of the emerging situation
According to data from Bloomberg, banks have seen among the sharpest cuts in target prices -- between 16 and 60 per cent.
Muted lending and subdued cross-selling amidst extended lockdown to hurt fee income and earnings
Axis' credit costs for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 are higher than anticipated, but some of it is precautionary
As the Nifty Bank index shows a negative reversal, the banking stocks are struggling to conquer their respective resistance levels.
Fitch has cut its forecast for India's GDP growth in the financial year ending March 2021 (FY21) to 0.8 per cent from a pre-pandemic forecast of 5.1 per cent
Affirms Issuer Default Ratings for seven banks including these four and Bank of India, Canara and PNB
With malls and shops closed, spending avenues are practically non-existent.
All that happened in the markets today
Historically, Q4 is the first time since March 2018 that the bank has dipped into losses of this magnitude because of the provisioning cost
Moody's Investors Service has slashed India's growth forecast for calendar year 2020 to 0.2 per cent, from 2.5 per cent projected in March
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to announce this week a second round of stimulus package, for the most affected sections of society
The bank's slippages moderated significantly in March, but provisioning costs because of the coronavirus rose.