The Nifty PSU Bank index hit a fresh 52-week high on Friday and has gained 15 per cent so far this month. The index can rally another 4 per cent.
In the past one week, Nifty PSU Bank index has rallied 12 per cent as compared to 3 per cent rise in Nifty50
With asset quality improving, analysts see more growth
Operational performance is expected to remain positive across lenders, given steadier yields. Thus, robust recovery in earnings is expected in PSU banks, ICICI Securities said
Among individual shares, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Indian Bank, and Union Bank of India soared between 21 per cent and 34 per cent during the period
At 10:41 AM; Nifty PSU Bank index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 2.5 per cent, as compared to 0.43 per cent decline in the Nifty50 index.
State Bank of India is the only stock that has bucked the trend. The stock has amplified investors' wealth by 250 per cent in the last five years and 550 per cent in the twelve-year period
The RBI left key rates - repo and reverse repo unmoved at 4 per cent and 3.35 per cent, respectively.
Canara Bank hit a 52-week high of Rs 252.80, after rallying 6% in intra-day trade and 21% in the past four trading days.
In Q3FY22, Canara Bank's asset quality improved with its gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio reducing to 7.80 per cent, down from 8.42 per cent as at September 2021.
In the past one month, the stock of Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank have rallied between 25 and 44 per cent
Indian Bank, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda soared between 25 per cent and 49 per cent in the past one month
A media report said the FM is expected to make announcements about a proposal to set up a bad bank
The Nifty Private Bank index is up just 6 per cent year-to-date in the calendar year 2021, against nearly 13 per cent rally in the Bank Nifty and a 15 per cent rise in the benchmark Nifty50
If the stock of SBI fails to conquer the resistance of Rs 425-mark, some weakness is likely near the support of Rs 410 levels
The stock of Central Bank of India is poised to breakout on the upside if it manages to conquer the resistance of Rs 25.50 with a stable upmove
Shares of Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank locked in 20% upper circuit on reports that the two financial institutions might be privatised.
At the bourses, shares of Bank of Maharashtra skyrocketed 15.3 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Indian Overseas Bank surged 12 per cent, and Central Bank of India jumped 10 per cent.
At 10:52 am, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Auto and Nifty Realty indices were trading higher in the range of 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent on the NSE
Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, and Punjab & Sind Bank have seen their share price zoom between 53 per cent and 80 per cent in the last week