On a sequential basis, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank reported a faster growth in deposits for the March quarter compared with the credit growth while IndusInd Bank and Yes Bank showed marginally lower growth in deposits than advances. Synopsis While these lenders were able to increase deposits at a faster clip during the … Read more
Rallies in the markets may not present a clear picture of certain key developments. This is the very nature of the markets. A little bit of digging helps reveal stories which may not be apparent in the broad sentiment which engulfs the markets. Take for instance, the banking index. In the past one year ended … Read more
Paytm has completed the migration of merchant customer accounts from its payment bank to other unified payments interface (UPI) after it received a go-ahead from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). On April 17, One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which runs Paytm, started the customer migration to partner with payment service provider (PSP) banks Axis … Read more
India’s leading private sector bank HDFC Bank will release its fourth quarter numbers today along with a few other companies, closing what was a hectic week of corporate earnings. The numbers were mixed for IT companies as TCS Q4 results beat the estimates, while Infosys struggled with softer FY25 and revenue miss. Other companies which … Read more
Paytm recently said that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has allowed One97 Communications (OCL) to kick-start the migration of users to a new payment service provider (PSP) the bank handles. For this, four major banks — State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and YES Bank — will act as PSPs … Read more
Brokerage firm Bernstein maintained an outperform rating on Maruti Suzuki and HDFC Bank. Macquarie recommended an outperform rating on LTI MindTree and HSBC has a buy rating on ICICI Lombard. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Bernstein on Maruti Suzuki: Outperform| Target Rs 14,400 Bernstein … Read more
After a recent record-breaking rally, equity indices plunged 1% on Friday on across-the-board profit taking as US inflation data dashed hopes of a rate cut by June. Stocks that were in focus included names like HDFC Bank, which fell 1.31%, Zomato, which declined 1.63%, and CAMS, whose shares rose 2.1% on Friday. Here’s what Santosh … Read more
Nifty Bank, which hit a fresh lifetime high above 49,000 last week, has given an average return of 5% during the March quarter earnings season 7 out of 10 times in the last 10 years, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. Edited excerpts from a chat with James on the market outlook … Read more
Four of the top 10 valued firms added Rs 1,71,309.28 crore to their market valuation last week with HDFC Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) emerging as the biggest gainers in line with an overall positive trend in equities. On the other hand, six companies from the top 10 pack took a Rs … Read more
Realty stocks jumped up to 7.2% on Friday after the rate-setting committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left the repo rate unchanged for the seventh time in a row. Mahindra Lifespace Developers gained the most in the Nifty Realty index. The other top gainers were Godrej Properties, Oberoi Realty, DLF, Brigade Enterprises, Macrotech … Read more