India's improving macros, banks improving credit profile trigger upgrade
Canara Bank on Friday said it plans to sell its stake in Russian joint venture Commercial Indo Bank LLC (CIBL) to the other venture partner State Bank of India (SBI) for about Rs 114 crore. CIBL, incorporated in 2003, is a joint venture in Russia between SBI (60 per cent) and Canara Bank (40 per cent). Canara Bank has entered into a share sale agreement in relation to sale of equity shares held by it in Moscow-based CIBL with SBI, the bank said in a regulatory filing. The Bengaluru-based state-owned bank entered into the agreement for sale on November 11, 2022, it said. Based on share sale agreement and with the consent of Central Bank of Russia, entire shares held by Canara Bank have been transferred to SBI on November 30, 2022, it said. "However, consideration in USD as agreed by the parties is not yet received. Expected to complete the transaction on or before March 31, 2023," it said. Canara Bank is expected to receive USD 14.67 million or about Rs 114 crore from SBI for its
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In the past one week, it has rallied 10 per cent, as against a marginal 0.40 per cent gain in the S&P BSE Sensex
As of March 2020, that is before amalgamation - Canara Bank business was over Rs 10 trillion
The first quarter of calendar 2023 will see new faces heading four large public-sector banks -- Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, and Bank of India
Canara Bank on Friday said it has crossed the business milestone of Rs 20 lakh crore. "Canara Bank has achieved a milestone of crossing the total global business of Rs 20,00,000 crore as on 22nd December, 2022," the bank said in a regulatory filing. Stock of Canara Bank closed at Rs 291.45 apiece on BSE, down by 6.54 per cent.
The quantum raised through Tier 2 bonds is set to rise much further in coming days as Axis Bank is slated to sell Rs 12,000 crore of such instruments on Friday
In the past one month, the Nifty PSU Bank index has rallied 17.4 per cent as against a 2.1 per cent gain in the S&P BSE Sensex
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In the past one month, the Nifty PSU Bank index has rallied 31 per cent as compared to a 2.8 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 index
Three others got permission earlier, but no deal so far
ATM deployments had hovered between 225,000 and 235,500 units, before sniffing the 260,000-mark recently
The Nifty PSU Bank index hit a new high of 3,811.15 on Wednesday, and has zoomed 67 per cent from its 52-week low of 2,283.85, touched on June 20, 2022.
The bank had reported an 89% jump in net profit to Rs 2,525 crore in Q2FY23, aided by higher net interest income that came on the back of a healthy growth in advances
The Nifty PSU Bank index hit a fresh 52-week high on Friday and has gained 15 per cent so far this month. The index can rally another 4 per cent.
NII of the lender grew 18.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 7,434 crore
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State-owned lender's gross global advances up 20% YoY to Rs 8.24 trn; retail lending portfolio grows 12.5%