Private bank stocks are outperforming PSU banks. Will the momentum last?

Private bank stocks are outperforming PSU banks. Will the momentum last?

As FIIs lead sectoral churning in the market ahead of the beginning of the rate-cut cycle in India, private bank stocks have once again begun to outperform their high-flying PSU peers. In the last one month, the private bank index has risen 8% while PSU banks have lost 4.3% of their value. HDFC Bank and … Read more

hdfc bank share price: HDFC Bank shares rally 2% as LIC ready to play white knight

hdfc bank share price: HDFC Bank shares rally 2% as LIC ready to play white knight

Following a 14% downside seen in seven trading sessions after Q3 disappointment, shares of HDFC Bank on Monday jumped up to 2% to the day’s high of Rs 1,462.85 after investors took comfort in RBI’s approval to LIC to increase stake in India’s largest private sector lender to 10%. While the state-run insurance company may … Read more

HDFC Bank’s era of premium valuations is over

HDFC Bank’s era of premium valuations is over

Rare things do command a premium. So did HDFC Bank. In an era when Indian lenders were funding projects worth thousands of crores to secure quick growth, Aditya Puri’s HDFC Bank was chasing thousands of individual salaried men to fund their car and mobile phone purchases. His belief was that someone with a regular income … Read more