Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans stood at 1.29 per cent at end-December, versus 1.26 per cent at end-September
It also warned of a surge in oil prices causing the 'twin deficit' problem with a surge in fiscal and current account gaps
It would be the biggest fundraising exercise by any Indian firm ever
The stock hit a new high of Rs 1,887, up 2.7% on the BSE, after the bank announced that its board will meet on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 to consider a proposal for raising of funds
After clocking just under 10% growth for almost a year, credit expansion fell to under 5% starting November 2016
Recently, many banks reduced lending rates especially housing and vehicle loans to take advantage of festival season demand.
The first SmartUp zone was launched in New Delhi in October
A SmartUp Zone was today inaugurated in one of the bank branches
Earlier, customers were levied Rs 25 each for Rs 2-5 lakh online transaction via RTGS and Rs 50 each for such money transfers over Rs 5 lakh
Volume of retail electronic transactions peaked to 1.30 billion in Dec last year
A 55% rally in its shares this year has helped the lender jump 10 spots to 12th position
Its overall gross non-performing assets ratio had been broadly stable at 1.26%, among the lowest for any major lender
HDFC Bank standalone net profit rises 20.13% in the September 2017 quarter
HDFC Bank has been among the top BSE Sensex performer, with year-to-date gains of 45 per cent. However, after scaling to its 52-week high of ~1,810 on August 1, the stock has pared some gains to now trade at ~1,754.The decline may be attributed to weak market conditions seen in the past few weeks. June quarter results, which threw up some asset quality issues, particularly on the agriculture loans front, has prompted some analysts to increase their credit cost estimates. Jefferies has upped its credit cost guidance 18 basis points (bps) for FY18, while UBS has raised it by 10 per cent to 82 bps, to factor in higher delinquencies in the farm and small business segments. For a bank that hasn't seen much credit cost adjustment, this is perhaps a first in recent times. It needs to be seen how HDFC Bank's recent announcement on increasing its market share in wholesale loans (mainly through refinancing loans) would impact its growth, asset quality and profitability. Wholesale loans ...
Post revision, customers maintaining savings bank account balance of Rs 50 lakh and above will continue to earn interest at four per annum.
The bank's total advances stood at Rs 580,976 cr at June-end, an increase of 23.4% over a year
At a time when many large banks are putting brakes to growing corporate lending, due to capital constraint and exposure limits, HDFC Bank is aiming to expand its wholesale loan book through refinancing. Term loans constitute about 30 per cent of its corporate banking book, which grew by over 20 per cent to Rs 125,000 crore in 2016-17. Kaizad Bharucha, executive director, said they were working on increasing the market share in wholesale banking. The bank has a strong capital base, unlike many large entities in this segment. Its total Capital Adequacy Ratio, by Basel-III rules, was 15.6 per cent at end-June, as against a regulatory requirement of 10.25 per cent, including a Capital Conservation Buffer of 1.25 per cent."This (strong capital base) gives an opportunity for refinancing and the chance to acquire good assets. This is keeping with the prudent philosophy of the bank," he told reporters, dwelling on growth of the corporate banking business.Many public sector banks are stuck ...
Kotak Mahindra Bank, DHFL, Graphite India and Balkrishna Industries hit new high.
HDFC Bank, with m-cap of Rs 400,654 crore at 02:53 pm, now joined RIL and TCS
With m-cap of Rs 3.93 lakh cr, HDFC Bank is less than 2% away from joining Rs 4 lakh cr m-cap club