New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Leadership uncertainty at HDFC Bank has emerged as a key overhang for India’s banking sector, with brokerage firm Jefferies saying the controversy has disrupted benchmark valuations and capped rerating potential across banking stocks despite healthy fundamentals.In a note, the brokerage said investor sentiment toward the banking space has been weighed down by uncertainty surrounding HDFC Bank’s top management transition, along with geopolitical tensions in West Asia. …
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Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Friday as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran dampened investor sentiment and triggered caution across sectors. The selloff was largely led by banking stocks, while gains in IT shares helped limit the downside.The Nifty ended 150.50 points or 0.62 per cent down at 24,176.15 and the Sensex ended 516.33 points or 0.66 per cent down at 77,328.19.Commenting on Nifty technical outlook, experts said that the 24,250–24,300 l…
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Indian stock markets traded on a cautious note Friday, with benchmark indices declining 0.7 per cent each in the morning session as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran strained a fragile ceasefire and rattled investor sentiment globally.Sensex fell as much as 0.71 per cent or over 500 points to hit an intraday low of 77,291.72 in early trade, while Nifty slipped by 168 points or 0.69 per cent to 24,158.15.Among sectoral indices, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty P…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices closed lower on Tuesday, tracking a sharp rise in global oil prices amid fresh geopolitical uncertainty in West Asia.The Nifty and the Sensex both ended lower as investors turned cautious over escalating tensions involving the United States and Iran.At the closing bell, Sensex was at 76,886.91, down by 416.72 points or 0.54 per cent. The Nifty was at 23,995.70, down by 97 points or 0.40 per cent.Adani Ports, ITC, Bharti Airtel and Tech Mahindra am…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Domestic equity markets traded lower in early morning session on Tuesday as investors remained cautious amid persistent geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran.Sensex declined as much as 0.42 per cent or 330 points to hit an intraday low of 76,973, while Nifty slipped 0.38 per cent, or 93 points, to trade at 23,999 in the early hours.On the sectoral front, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty Pharma, Nifty Healthcare and Nifty FMCG indices were among the top la…
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks closed near the day’s high on improved investor sentiment after India-New Zealand FTA finalised in the national capital.The agreement which sealed in the presence of Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his New Zealand counterpart Todd McClay removes tariffs on 100 per cent of India’s exports to New Zealand, and either sharply reduces or removes tariffs on 95 per cent of the country’s imports from New Zealand.At the closing bell, the Nifty end…
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Indian stock markets traded higher in early deals on Monday, with benchmark indices surging about 0.6 per cent each, driven by positive global cues. Sensex traded at 77,121.97, up 0.59 per cent or 457 points in early trade, while Nifty climbed to 24,047, rising 150 points or 0.62 per cent from the previous close, led by buying in realty, pharma, IT, auto, and banking stocks.However, Axis Bank, Shriram Finance, and Bajaj Finance were among the top laggards.Earlier in the s…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Axis Bank on Saturday reported a marginal decline in its employee headcount at the end of the financial year 2025–26, attributing the reduction to sustained investments in technology that have begun to yield productivity gains.Speaking during a post-earnings conference call, managing director and chief executive Amitabh Chaudhry said the trend of headcount optimisation is a natural outcome of the bank’s long-term focus on digital transformation.He noted that consis…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Private lender Axis Bank on Saturday reported a 0.64 per cent drop in profitability for the March quarter (Q4) of FY26, with net profit dropped 0.64 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 7,071 crore.The lender had posted a net profit of Rs 7,118 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year (Q4 FY25), according to its latest stock exchange filing.The bank’s interest income showed healthy growth during the quarter, rising 4.7 per cent to Rs 32,724 crore f…
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) The Indian equity benchmarks traded lower in early hours on Wednesday, even after President Donald Trump announced an extension of the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.Sensex declined as much as 0.62 per cent, or about 500 points, to 78,779, while Nifty traded at 24,434, down 142.2 points or 0.57 per cent, amid selling pressure in IT, banking, pharma and healthcare stocks such as Max Healthcare, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HCL Tech and Apollo Hospitals. Meanwhile, Nif…