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A group of smaller private and PSU banks with sizeable gold loans are turning the gold boom into a balance sheet bonanza, while rising prices and a surge in secured credit demand are boosting growth, margins and asset quality.In the December quarter, CSB Bank led the pack with gold loans constituting a whopping 51% of […]
MD, CEO and Executive Director Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia Canara Bank is recalibrating its credit mix to protect profitability from faster rate revisions due to rate cuts, leaning more heavily on high-margin retail, agricultural and SME loans, even as corporate lending remains selective. With almost half of the loan portfolio linked to the repo rate, MD, […]
The Indian market ended higher on Thursday, with the Sensex and Nifty paring early losses after a volatile session, as investors weighed continued trading optimism against increasing caution ahead of the Union Budget this weekend.At the close, sentiment recovered with the Sensex adding 222 points, or 0.27%, to 82,566.37, and the Nifty gaining 76 points, […]
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are piling into India’s public sector banks after a blistering rally added Rs 4.5 lakh crore in market capitalization over the past year, with FIIs raising stakes in 10 of the 12 PSU lenders in the December quarter as improving fundamentals and attractive valuations bring about a major change in investor […]
Indian equity markets showed signs of recovery with a return of buying interest, but traders should brace for higher volatility in the near term, said Rahul Sharma, Director and Head – Technical & Derivatives Research at JM Financial Services.Speaking to ET Now, Sharma said the Nifty 50 has found short-term support around the 25,900-25,950 zone […]
Chart patterns across different time frames reflect indecision and increasing volatility, indicating exhaustion of the recent correction phase rather than a clear trend reversal. Analysts view a decisive close above the 25,880–25,900 zone as key to reviving upside momentum, while a break below 25,400–25,500 could deepen short-term weakness.NAGARAJ SHETTI SENIOR TECHNICAL RESEARCH ANALYST, HDFC SECURITIES […]
After a quiet week, Indian markets traded in the green on Friday as investors were cautiously optimistic for next week. CA Rudramurthy BV, MD, Vachana Investments shared his insights on Nifty, Bank Nifty and sector-specific opportunities, and urged traders to focus on capital protection in the current bandwidth-constrained environment.Nifty and Bank Nifty levels Rudramurthy identified […]
Veteran investor Rekha Jhunjhunwala is believed to have exited her stake in Canara Bank, marking the end of a profitable chapter in a long investment journey in the state-owned lender. According to the latest stock data for the December quarter, her stake in the bank fell below 1% for the first time, a position that […]
The reconstruction of the BSE BANKEX index came into effect from December 26, with four new banking entities added to the index. With effect from today, shares of Canara Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Union Bank of India have been included in the said index.No exclusions have been made as […]
Public sector banks have emerged as the standouts in 2025, with the Nifty PSU Bank Index rising over 26%, significantly better than the Nifty50, which gained just 9.5% in the same period. Even the broader Nifty Bank Index, which includes both public and private sector lenders, lagged behind with a rise of 16%, highlighting the […]
