New Delhi, Shareholders and non-convertible debenture (NCD) holders of IDFC First Bank have approved a proposal to merge parent IDFC Ltd with the lender. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) convened a meeting on May 17 through video conferencing and other audio-visual means to consider and approve the composite scheme of amalgamation for IDFC First … Read more
The Nifty Bank fell over 1% on Thursday tracking weak global cues to close below its crucial psychological support of 48,000. The banking index fell 533 points to close at 47,487 while the Nifty50 saw a decline of 345 points to close below the 22000 mark. IDFC First Bank, PNB, HDFC Bank, and IndusInd Bank … Read more
IDFC First Bank today reported a net profit of Rs 724.35 crore for the quarter ended March 31 which was down from Rs 802.62 crore reported by the lender in the year ago period. IDFC First Bank reported an interest income of Rs 8,219.21 crore in the January-March quarter which was higher from Rs 6,424.35 … Read more
Known for generously gifting shares to friends and for philanthropic reasons, IDFC First Bank MD and CEO V Vaidyanathan is at it once again. The banker has gifted 7 lakh shares worth nearly Rs 5.5 crore of the private sector lender to five people, including an Air Force veteran who had once loaned him just … Read more
Mumbai: A narrower-than-expected trade deficit and higher services exports in January have prompted economists to scale down the current account deficit (CAD) estimates for FY24. Capital inflows through both foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio flows are expected to improve during the rest of the fiscal. But potentially higher foreign exchange inflows may not mean … Read more
ICICI Bank credit cards airport lounge access: After HDFC Bank, IDFC First Bank, SBI Card, ICICI Bank has modified its airport lounge access benefits and reward points rules on its 21 credit cards. The revised benefits will be applicable from the new fiscal, i.e. April 1, 2024. As per a notification on the ICICI Bank … Read more
US-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold its partial stake in IDFC First Bank through block deals on Thursday. Warburg Pincus, through its affiliate Dayside Investment, offloaded 9.17 crore shares or 1.3% in the private sector lender. The transaction was done at Rs 86.1 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 790 crore. It is … Read more
The Indian economy kept its momentum, growing nearly a percentage point higher than expected at 7.6% in the second quarter, buoyed by the manufacturing and construction sector, with experts suggesting an upside to the full-year number. “Given the higher than forecast outcome for Q2, we are revising our FY2024 growth forecast to 6.2% from 6.0%,” … Read more
The Nifty Bank index underperformed benchmark indices on Wednesday but managed to recoup some losses as it bounced back after retesting 200-DMA on the daily charts. The index closed 239 points lower at 43,449. It fell to an intraday low of 43,230 and reported an intraday high of 43,692. The Nifty50 index rose 28 points … Read more
LTIMindtree and Bharat Electronics (BEL) will replace UPL and Dabur India from S&P BSE Sensex 50 index with effect from December 18 as part of the reconstitution of the 30-stock index, a BSE release said on Monday. Shares of LTIMindtree jumped over 2% to the day’s high of Rs 5638 on the BSE while BEL … Read more