Action follows change in outlook on India's rating
On Monday, global rating agency Fitch revised the outlook from "stable" to "negative" on the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of nine Indian banks
Before joining Axis Bank, Mondal was the Senior Group President and Head of Retail and Business Banking at Yes Bank.
Share of large private banks in corporate relationships have moved from 27 per cent in 2017 to 32 per cent in 2019, according to Greenwich Associates, a Crisil group company
The stock dipped 8 per cent to Rs 360, falling 11 per cent from its opening level of Rs 405 on the BSE on Tuesday.
The FPIs are in advanced talks with an Indian bank to act as a custodian.
Several brokers cautioned investors and some halted trading in Bank Nifty contracts - the second-most traded index derivatives - citing irrational gap between 'buy' and 'sell' quotations.
Deposits of Rs 50 lakh and above will earn interest of 3.25 per cent as against 3.75 per cent currently
RBI in the past was against this market, but gave way when it was found that the offshore volume in rupee trading is actually higher than the onshore volume
The pressure on earnings will continue, say experts
Analysts at Edelweiss estimate that banks like Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank have 25-30 per cent of their loan book under the moratorium
In 2017, the lender had approved and conducted a sale of 9 per cent stake to raise Rs 11,626 crore, in a round led by Bain Capital.
The gains come after huge selling pressure and consequent under-performance of banking stocks since the start of March
The private equity firm Carlyle may infuse $1 billion to own up to 8 per cent of Axis Bank, report suggest.
A gap down close after touching 100-DMA indicates selling pressure in HDFC Bank. he counter has consistently failed to conquer 100-DMA as gap-down close has forced prices to correct even further.
The Bank Nifty declined 2.6%, with several big names posting losses in excess of 4%
In a Q&A, the lender's MD & CEO, Amitabh Chaudhry, also dwells on the stimulus package announced by the government, and risk aversion by banks
Last financial year saw a series of banks failures starting with Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank and culminated in near collapse of YES Bank, India's 5th-largest private sector bank at its peak
Of 30 constituents, 20 declined and 10 advanced. Mahindra & Mahindra ended as the top loser on the index while telecom major Bharti Airtel was the biggest gainer
Sectorally, banking stocks rallied the most. The Nifty PSU Bank index jumped over 6 per cent to 1,238.05 while Nifty Bank climbed over 4 per cent to 19,635