Kolkata: IDFC First Bank on Saturday reported a 53% year-on-year fall in net profit for the third quarter, on account of higher provisions to cover stressed loans. The net profit was Rs 339 crore for the quarter against Rs 716 crore in the year ago period. The bank attributed the fall in profit to the … Read more
Indian benchmark indices ended Monday on a positive note aided by banks and financial services stocks. Individually, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance did the heavy lifting. While the S&P BSE Sensex settled at 77,073.44, up by 454.11 points or 0.59%, the broader Nifty closed at 23,344.75, higher by 141.55 points or 0.61%. … Read more
Indian benchmark indices traded in a narrow range today (Thursday, December 26) ending flat on the monthly expiry day as FMCG and bank stocks neutralised the gains made from the uptick in auto stocks. While the S&P BSE Sensex settled at 78,472.48, down by 0.39 points, the broader Nifty closed at 23,750.20, higher by 22.55 … Read more
The combined market valuation of all the top-10 most valued firms plunged Rs 4,95,061 crore last week, in line with a bearish trend in equities, where Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries faced the sharpest erosion. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 4,091.53 points or 4.98 per cent. “The Indian equity market recorded its steepest … Read more
The Indian rupee depreciated to an all time low during the day, but ended slightly stronger at 85.01 per US dollar on a closing basis, due to the rebalancing of FTSE’s equity index and interventions from the Reserve Bank of India, traders said. The rupee hit a low of 85.10/$1 during the day, before closing … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma was addressing a farmers’ conference in Ajmer, organised as part of the BJP government’s first anniversary celebrations. | Photo Credit: X/@BhajanlalBjp Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday (December 13, 2024) said the State government was working for welfare of farmers and cattle rearers and assured them that … Read more
Torrent Power on Monday said its Rs 3,500 crore qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue was oversubscribed four times. The issue received bids of about Rs 14,000 crore against the base issue size of Rs 3,500 crore, a company statement said. The issue garnered significant response from investors, including domestic mutual funds, global investors and insurance … Read more
Eight of the top-10 most valued domestic firms together added Rs 1,55,603.45 crore in market valuation last week, with HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services emerging as the biggest gainers, in tandem with firm trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark zoomed 1,536.8 points, or 1.98 per cent, and the Nifty climbed 374.55 points, … Read more
The Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge for CBI Cases on Friday convicted and sentenced three men, including two former branch managers of a nationalised bank, to one to three years of imprisonment and slapped a fine of ₹52 lakh in connection with a bank fraud case amounting to ₹12.63 crore. The … Read more
Provisioning for bad loans by banks fell in the September quarter for the second consecutive period based on year-on-year comparison driven by the public sector banks (PSBs). For a sample of 29 publicly listed banks, provisioning for non performing assets (NPA) fell by 2.9% to Rs 27,318.2 crore. For PSBs, it fell by 11.6% to … Read more