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Banking and Finance Top Gainers for Week 18july2011/22july2011

TOP COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR

Company	Last % Price	Weekly Gain
SBI	2494.05	0.93
ICICI Bank	1068.30	0.78
HDFC Bank	501.40	-1.49
HDFC	706.05	1.82
Axis Bank	1296.95	2.29
PNB	1169.50	2.52
Kotak Mahindra	485.20	-0.72
Bank of Baroda	901.35	2.4
IDFC	141.55	2.02

BANKING & FINANCE Sector Updates

Earnings season: What to expect from banks? In July, companies will announce their results for the quarter ending June 30, 2011. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Sam 

 

Indian banks not for savings rate deregulation now
Indian lenders are not in favour of the Reserve Bank of ..

. Govt picks SBI, 3 others for $79bn employee fund
India's Rs 350,000 crore (USD 79 billion) Employee Prov ...

 Private equity investments in India touch USD 6.3 bn
Private equity investments in India touched a whopping ...

SBI-Airtel's proposed JV likely to hit RBI hurdle
It’s not just State Bank of India’s special home loan s .

.. Bank lendings to realty would not decline, say experts
Though the Reserve Bank of India has laid out strict du .

.. IOB to raise around Rs 1200cr this fiscal: Bank CMD
Public sector Indian Overseas Bank proposed to raise ar ..

. SBI likely to raise funds through rights, FPO
The State Bank of India Chairman, Mr Pratip Chaudhuri, .

.. PFC may invite fresh bids for consultant on banking plans
State-owned lending agency Power Finance Corp, which is .

.. SBI plans merger of 5 associate banks in 18 months
Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) plan

BANKING & FINANCE Sector Updates

Credit deposit ratio narrowing, trend to continue: Nomura Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, economists at Nomura Financial Advisory observe that a combination of slower economic acti Rupay makes headway; ties-up with more banks
Rupay, the first domestic form of plastic money promote

... Banks turn averse to new infra loans as risks rise
Amid growing concerns of rising risks in infrastructure.

.. Seems to be the moment of reckoning for local broking firms
During the bull market of 2007-08, Japan's Nomura was w..

. July 7 bank strike deferred to Aug 5
The proposed July 7 nationwide bank strike has been def..

. Await better market valuations for FPO launch: Indian Bank
Public sector lender Indian Bank today said it is looki..

. ICICI Bank gives 38% return on Gaddafi fund investment
Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has suffered huge losse..

. ICICI Bank to add 1,500 more branches in next three years
India's largest private lender ICICI Bank today said it..

. RBI asks banks to rotate staff to check loan fraud
In a bid to contain frauds in banks, the Reserve Bank t.

.. Karnataka Bank eyes retail as corporate demand wanes
Private-sector lender Karnataka Bank is focusing more o...

BANKING & FINANCE Sector Updates

SBI, ICICI slash FY12 credit growth targets Not only RBI, government and rating agencies but also bankers are not too optimistic about credit growth this year. Bank See 18-20% growth for banking sector ahead: Chanda Kochhar
Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank sees banking secto..    

. Interest rates pinching pockets? Experts at rescue
Informed investor has always focused on the macros, but.   

.. No 'clarity' but SBI sees rights issue through by March '12
In an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18, Krishna Kumar...    

 ICICI Bank land in trouble due to 'devil may care' attitude
Irked by ICICI Bank's "callous and devil-may-care attit..   

. PE managers turn entrepreneurs, small-deal market an allure
It seems the small fish is eating the big fish in the p.    

.. Public debt mgmt body will compromise RBI efforts: Gopinath
The proposed separate public debt management agency wou..   

. NBFC shares tank on expected RBI provision norms
Shares of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) fell 1-.     

.. SEBI vs Enam: SAT Keeps July 13 as final hearing in case
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) today kept July...   

 ICICI Bank agrees to refinance AI's loans worth Rs 5500cr
Air India is refinancing loans worth Rs 5,500 crore tha...

BANKING & FINANCE Sector Updates

See 18-20% growth for banking sector ahead: Chanda Kochhar Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank sees banking sector growing at a robust pace of 18-20% in coming months despite the

 Banks may soon ask you to bear the load of rate hike
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) mid-quarter policy mi...

 Citi reduces stake in HDFC to 9.9% to meet regulatory norms
Citigroup Inc today announced that it has reduced its 1.

.. IDFC expects to double loan portfolio in 3 years
Vikram Limaye, executive director of IDFC is concerned .

.. GDP, credit growth targets still achievable: BoB
MD Mallya, CMD, Bank of Baroda, joins CNBC-TV18 to give..

. May inflation number on expected lines, say experts
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Indranil Pan, chief eco..

. Mid-cap bank stocks might outperform in near-term: Mape Sec
Udit Mitra, Director - Research, Mape Securities joins ...

NBFC shares tank on expected RBI provision norms
Shares of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) fell 1-.

.. ICAI seeks clarity on SBI's FY11, FY12 provisioning norms
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) plan...

 Bullish investors eye 5200-5400 levels to deploy funds: RBS
Ramit Bhasin, managing directors and head of markets at... >> More

 

BANKING & FINANCE Sector Updates

         

RBI should send suggestions on FHC model to FSLRC: Experts Banks should not own mutual funds or insurance companies as subsidiaries. Instead, an RBI panel has recommended that fin Interest rates will remain high for some time, says RBS
The RBS report sounded bullish on Indian banks while up...                                              

Hope regulators will evolve structure for IDRs: StanChart
UK's Standard Chartered Bank, which is the first and on...

 IDFC, Khazanah form infrastructure JV for road projects
Indian financial services firm Infrastructure Developme...

 NIMs will remain flat going ahead: Bankers
Investment sentiment is seen decreasing in India, pushe...

Fund raising will boost Bajaj Finance's growth over 3 years
Sanjiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Finserv in an interview with C...

 SEBI passes consent order against Reliance Securities
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has passe...

 NBFC shares tank on expected RBI provision norms
Shares of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) fell 1-...

PPF rate may rise but do we have money to save?
The proposed rise in the rate of interest on public pro...

 54-55% rise in bank credit to NBFCs worries RBI: Sources
For the past two months sectoral distribution of bank c...

BANKING & FINANCE Sector Updates

Gold prices not likely to hike or fall: Muthoot Finance George Alexander Muthoot, MD of Muthoot Finance, in an interview with CNBC-TV18's Sonia Shenoy and Mitali Mukherjee, gav Moneycontrol exclusive: IIFL may demerge institutional arm
Nirmal Jain-promoted IIFL (formerly India Infoline Ltd)...

Central Bank of India plan eyes overseas expansion
Public sector Central Bank of India said it is planning...

 City Union Bank plans to raise Rs 1000cr over next 3 years
N Kamakodi, MD & CEO, City Union Bank in an interview w...

 ICICI Bank likely to sell off its shares in VA Tech Wabag
Country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank, whi...

 Fancy banks? Go ahead, says Motilal but for long-term
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Manish Sonthalia, vice ...

 REC expects loan-book to go up 25% in FY12
Rural Electrification Corporation has seen a bottomline...

Karnataka Bank expects credit growth of 25-30% in FY12
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, P Jayarama Bhat, managing direct...

Malegam's Microfinance: The Last Laugh
The priority sector tag for MFIs could become a content...

 SBI plans merger of 5 associate banks in 18 months
Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) plan...