ICICI Bank

In one week, the stock of the second largest private sector lender has outperformed the market by gaining 3.5 per cent, compared to the 1.9 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.

With everything going well, lenders should be turning cautious. But recent full-yr results show an opposite trend: Provisions for future loan losses are beginning to decline. This may not be prudent

Eight of the top 10 valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 1,03,732.39 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank taking the biggest hit amid an overall weak trend in equities. During the holiday-shortened week, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 673.84 points or 1.12 per cent amid concerns over the quantum of the next interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. Barring Bharti Airtel and ITC, eight firms suffered erosion from their market capitalisation (mcap). The market valuation of Reliance Industries plummeted by Rs 41,878.37 crore to Rs 15,71,724.26 crore, the most among the top 10 firms. The mcap of ICICI Bank tumbled Rs 18,134.73 to Rs 5,88,379.98 crore. The valuation of HDFC Bank tanked by Rs 15,007.38 to Rs 8,86,300.20 crore, and that of State Bank of India eroded by Rs 12,360.59 to Rs 4,88,399.39 crore. HDFC's market valuation diminished by Rs 6,893.18 crore to Rs 4,77,524.24 crore. Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) valuation slump

Lender currently holds a little over 48% in the general insurer; must bring that down to 30%

Five of the top 10 valued firms together added Rs 88,604.99 crore to their market valuation last week, with State Bank of India and ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest gainers. While HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, HDFC and Bharti Airtel witnessed gains in their market valuation, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Hindustan Unilever and ITC were the laggards. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 345.04 points or 0.58 per cent. The valuation of State Bank of India jumped Rs 35,832.32 crore to Rs 5,00,759.98 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank rallied Rs 20,360.13 crore to Rs 6,06,514.71 crore. HDFC Bank's valuation climbed Rs 15,236.59 crore to Rs 9,01,307.58 crore and that of HDFC advanced Rs 13,051.48 crore to Rs 4,84,417.42 crore. The mcap of Bharti Airtel rose by Rs 4,124.47 crore to Rs 4,26,158.52 crore. However, the market valuation of Infosys plunged Rs 30,150.9 crore to Rs 6,22,711.8

Overnight and one-month MCLR rates are now at 8.50%, while the MCLR for three months is at 8.55%, ICICI Bank's website showed

Selective stocks like Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Divi's Laboratories, Hindalco Industries, Hero MotoCorp and State Bank of India, the technical charts are reflecting clear weakness.

Among individual stocks, the technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends to buy Poonawala Fincorp and ICICI Bank

Global broking and research firm CLSA said on Thursday, that the Adani Group poses no "significant downside risk" to Indian banks.

Natarajan is due to join the Japanese firm's Indian unit in the coming months, the sources said, declining to be named as the hiring decision is not public

Revisions mainly introduced for high-value deposits of Rs 2 cr and above; Continuous rate hikes over time raise concern about sustainability of healthy net interest margins

ICICI Bank Q3 result review: ICICI Bank, on Saturday, reported a beat on profitability at Rs 8,312 crore, led by strong growth, superior margin delivery, and contained operating expenditure

Tata Motors on Monday said it has partnered with ICICI Bank to offer financing solutions to its authorised passenger electric vehicle dealers. Under the partnership, ICICI Bank will provide inventory funding to the authorised passenger EV dealers in addition to the bank's funding to dealers for diesel and petrol models, Tata Motors said in a statement. "Our dealer network forms a part of our core support pillars, and through their constant effort, we ride the electrification wave in India. "We are confident that through this tie-up, we will make EVs more accessible and the EV purchase process a seamless and memorable experience for our customers," Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd Managing Director Shailesh Chandra said. The EV dealers can avail flexible repayment tenures through the partnership, the company said. ICICI Bank Executive Director Rakesh Jha said the electric vehicle industry is growing at a rapid pace with the rising consumer

Closing Bell: Sectorally, Nifty IT clocked around a 2 per cent gain, followed by nearly 1 per cent upmove in bank, auto, FMCG and pharma indices. Metals and realty were the only pockets to close lower

Stocks to Watch: Shares of Axis Bank, Canara Bank, IDBI, Jindal Stainless and Tata Communications will be in focus ahead of Q3 results on Monday.

Bank adopts more conservative norms on NPA provisioning due to macro risks

Private sector lender ICICI Bank Saturday reported a 34 per cent jump in its standalone profit at Rs 8,312 crore for the quarter ended in December 2022, helped by healthy growth in net interest income

ICICI Bank Q3: Consensus estimate by Bloomberg pegs ICICI Bank's net profit growth at 33 per cent year-on-year (YoY)/9 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) at Rs 8,242 crore

Financial services company Societe Generale on Wednesday bought ICICI Bank's shares worth over Rs 173 crore through an open market transaction

Chanda Kochhar walked out of the Byculla women's prison in Mumbai, while her husband was released from the Arthur Road jail