Axis Bank shares nosedive 7% post Q1; tumble 11% in five sessions
Axis Bank’s Q1 earnings missed estimates, due to higher credit costs as well as higher slippages, which pushed GNPA higher.
Axis Bank’s Q1 earnings missed estimates, due to higher credit costs as well as higher slippages, which pushed GNPA higher.
10 out of 12 Nifty bank stocks were trading lower, barring Federal Bank and AU Small Finance Bank.
Despite hiccups such as IL&FS crisis and increase in risk weights, non-banking financial companies continue to make their presence felt.
The combined profit of listed public and private sector banks surged 39% to ₹3.1 lakh crore in FY24, compared with ₹2.2 lakh crore in FY23.
The lender’s gross advances grew 52.6% YoY to ₹24.87 lakh crore in Q1 FY25, but dropped 0.8% QoQ; total deposits rose 24.4% YoY and flat QoQ to ₹23.79 lakh crore.
The share price of HDFC Bank rallied 3.5% to touch a fresh 52-week high of ₹1,791.90 on the BSE today.
The rally in Bank NIFTY was in line with benchmark indices, with the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty touching their respective new highs today.
The share price of PSU bank has declined nearly 1% today and around 7% since April 29.
IndusInd International Holdings Ltd, promoter of the bank, is looking to increase its stake from 16.4% to 26%.
The shares of YES Bank have risen in the six out of the last seven sessions and climbed nearly 19% during this period.