Mumbai: KVS Manian, Federal Bank‘s MD, has expressed confidence that slippages in the bank’s micro finance book have peaked last quarter, and that return on assets (RoA) would improve on better festive-season demand and supported by products such as gold loans. Federal Bank’s net profit dropped 15% year-on-year in the first quarter ended June 2025 … Read more
Antique Stock Broking has named its top picks in the Indian banking sector, favouring large lenders like Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and SBI. It also sees strong upside in smaller banks such as Ujjivan, Equitas, Federal Bank, CUB, and KVB. While near-term consolidation is likely, broader gains are expected from … Read more
The fourth quarter earnings season is picking up momentum and on Wednesday as many as 52 companies will announce their quarterly numbers. Key earnings to watch out include from Vedanta, Adani Power, IOC and Varun Beverages. Apart from the above Federal Bank, Forbes & Company, Go Fashion (India), Godrej Agrovet, Greaves Cotton, Orient Green Power … Read more
The Indian banking sector continues to demonstrate resilience and adaptability, navigating a dynamic economic environment with steady growth in credit, deposits, and profitability. Despite certain challenges, particularly in the unsecured retail and microfinance institution (MFI) segments, the sector’s overall outlook remains positive, underpinned by strong fundamentals and operational efficiency. Projected credit growth for FY25 is … Read more
Fixed Depsit rates: In December 2024, several banks, including Federal Bank, Karnataka Bank, Equitas Small Finance Bank, RBL Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra, changed their fixed deposit interest rates. These changes have implications for the general public’s and senior citizens’ savings. One of the most widely chosen investment options is a fixed deposit, where an individual deposits … Read more
The Indian market is likely to trade higher on Friday, tracking positive global cues. The India VIX climbed 2.09% to close at 15.99 on Thursday, indicating heightened caution. FII selling pressure continues, as the Long-Short ratio hovers around the 25% level. “India VIX is up by more than 7% this week, which increases volatility. Until … Read more
Brokerage firms like UBS have a neutral rating on Bharti Airtel, while Nomura has buy ratings on Macrotech Developers and BPCL. Additionally, Nuvama and Jefferies hold buy ratings on Federal Bank and Sun Pharma, respectively. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: UBS on Bharti Airtel: … Read more
Private sector lender Federal Bank on Monday posted an 11 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 1,057 crore in the September quarter. The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 954 crore in the year-ago period. The total income increased to Rs 7,541 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 6,186 … Read more
“I am expecting a 25 basis point, not because the markets do not need more, it is just that an extreme move like a 50 basis point might really scare the markets and that is definitely not what the Federal Bank is trying to achieve,” says Farah Mourad, Senior Market Analyst, Equiti Group.Now promising data … Read more
Shares of Federal Bank rallied 5.5% to its new all-time high of Rs 203.40 on BSE on Tuesday after the company announced RBI approval of the appointment of Krishnan Venkat Subramanian as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. “Based on our application made to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 06, 2024, … Read more