Today's rating action concludes the review for downgrade initiated on April 13, 2020, Moody's said in statement
A more granular analysis of FY19 and FY18 credit data shows that of the 161 and 148 firms which fall in the 'very large accounts' category, 126 firms were common for both the years
The asset quality deteriorated for small enterprises (SMEs) as well but with lesser intensity, according to CARE Ratings
For majority of the sectors, average risk weight (loan exposure of banks) has declined between March and September 2019
Jewellery, garments, construction bear brunt of downgrades as slowdown, sharp fall in consumption demand, slower govt spending weigh
Liquidity pressures trigger stress; SMEs face brunt
It said the ratio of downgraded debt to upgrades has moved beyond one for the first time in five years to 1.92
Sectors that witnessed significant increase in upgrades and reaffirmations included construction, textiles, general manufacturing, food & food products etc