Eight of the 10 most valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 1,17,493.78 crore in market valuation in an overall weak trend in equities last week, with Infosys taking the biggest hit. Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were among the eight companies that suffered a decline in their valuation. ITC and State Bank of India were the only gainers. Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 775.94 points or 1.28 per cent.
Subhiksha's founder and Managing Director R Subramanian, while refuting the allegations of ICICI Venture, said his company hasn't received any resignations from the nominees of ICICI even though the private equity firm claimed it had withdrawn its nominees.
Through ICICIACTIVE, Dish TV viewers would get information about various types of ICICI Bank accounts and deposits. Dish subscribers can access information on different products, EMI on loans, eligibility criteria, documentation, time required for processing a request, ATM/branch details.
Markets regulator Sebi has ordered the attachment of bank and demat accounts as well as mutual fund holdings of Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot to recover dues totalling Rs 5.16 lakh. The latest decision has been taken after Dhoot failed to pay the fine imposed on him in March by Sebi for not making disclosures about his interest in Supreme Energy as well as for not disclosing that Quality Techno Advisors Pvt Ltd (QTAPL) and Credential Finance Ltd (CFL) were related parties with respect to certain transactions. In an attachment notice on Monday, Sebi said the pending dues of Rs 5.16 lakh include the initial fine of Rs 5 lakh, interest of Rs 15,000 and a recovery cost of Rs 1,000.
HDFC Bank customers will be able to do 11 transactions on their Apple device using the `watchbanking' service.
Shares of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank on Friday tumbled as much as 4.5 per cent in morning trade following accusations that the lenders have indulged in money laundering.
The equity cult has grown at a rapid pace in India in the last few years, with retail investors latching on to the stock markets like never before. At 126.6 million, the number of dematerialised (demat) accounts, where investors hold their securities in electronic form for trading purposes, are at record high levels. The growth rate, on an annualised basis, stood at 27 per cent in 2022-2023, up from barely 6 per cent a decade ago.
The rally in the equity markets in the second half of 2023 has led to a sharp surge in the cutoff for stocks to qualify as largecaps and midcaps. On the latest list put out by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi), the smallest largecap stock now has a market capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 67,000 crore, 35 per cent higher than in July 2023. In the case of midcaps, the cutoff has surged 26 per cent to Rs 22,000 crore.
Among the Sensex firms, ICICI Bank and SBI led the index with the maximum gains of 4.68 per cent and 3.99 per cent, respectively. Other major gainers were Larsen & Toubro, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank. On the other hand, Wipro and Tata Motors defied the trend and traded in negative.
Opinions vary, but fund managers remain bullish.
The country's largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, today said credit offtake will pick from July putting pressure on lending rates.
An expert committee, set up by the Supreme Court to probe allegations against the Adani group following a bombshell report from a US short seller, has members with potential conflict of interest, a fresh petition filed in the apex court on Monday said.
ICICI Bank, the country's largest private lender, on Wednesday ruled out any interest rate hike in the near future and said it was rebalancing its portfolio.
Srei Infra Finance group chief financial officer Sanjeev K Sancheti described the asset as a good buy as it is a fully secured debt.
Mutual funds (MFs) are likely to surpass foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in terms of anchor investments in initial public offerings (IPOs) for the second consecutive year. In calendar year 2023 so far, MFs have invested Rs 5,577 crore as anchor investors, compared to the Rs 5,417 crore invested by FPIs this year. In 2022, MFs put in Rs 9,026 crore as anchor investment, 21 per cent higher than the FPI tally of Rs 7,105 crore. This marked the first time since 2014 that MFs had outpaced FPIs in anchor investments.
ICICI Bank on Friday tied up with Europe's financial powerhouse Fortis for offering asset and wealth management, estate planning and corporate services to Non-Resident Indians worldwide.
Both the issues will be floated simultaneously either this month or the next month, subject to regulatory approvals, ICICI chief financial officer Vishakha Mulye said.
Top Indian private sector lender ICICI Bank, which owns nearly 68 percent of the insurer, is selling up to 181.34 million shares in the IPO.
Foreseeing Indian economy back on a high-growth trajectory in the coming months, ICICI Bank is looking at expanding its fund-generation profile and revenue streams to capitalise on the forthcoming opportunities. Since 2007, as the global and Indian economic environment has changed rapidly, the bank has focused on a conscious strategy of capital conservation, risk containment and efficiency improvement.
Leading private sector bank ICICI Bank has opened an office in South African city of Johannesburg with an aim to capitalise on India's growing ties with African countries.
Banking industry sources said the move by the lender is pre-emptive to protect its interest.
However, total income of the bank on a consolidated basis rose to 31,914.82 crore as against Rs 30,190.54 crore a year ago.
ICICI Securities will be the first subsidiary to be listed, followed by two insurance subsidiaries and the home finance business, he added.
MD Chanda Kochhar says the facility 'has the potential to increase security and convenience'
In 2007-08, ICICI Bank was accused for violating RBI guidelines relating to opening of deposit accounts.
Growing concerns over slower-than-expected margin recovery, amid weak deposit growth have caught HDFC Bank's investors off guard. HDFC Bank's stock on Wednesday plunged nearly 9 per cent to hit an intraday low of Rs 1,527 on the BSE after reporting weaker-than-expected earnings in the third quarter (October - December) of the current financial year (Q3FY24). The shares of India's biggest private lender closed at Rs 1,536.9, down 8.46 per cent.
Shah Rukh Khan's image and popularity with the Non-Resident Indian segment will further reinforce ICICI Bank's global identity, the bank said in a statement.\n
The recent equity market weakness has sobered up investor mood, but the coming festive season is keeping analysts upbeat on stocks related to the consumption basket. Among the lot, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, and consumer electronics segments are expected to do well over the next few months, and investors should thus selectively take bets in these pockets, analysts suggest. "We expect good volume growth for the FMCG sector during the festive season with some improvement in rural demand.
On resolution of stressed cases, she said ICICI Bank has been taking the lead in several cases and was the first bank to refer a case to NCLT
Car loans from ICICI Bank, the country's largest private sector lender, would be 50-75 basis points (bps) cheaper, while those from IDBI Bank would cost 100 bps less.
General insurer ICICI Lombard has structured the first ever weather insurance cover for a maximum sum insured of Rs 1.5 crore (Rs 15 million) for Gujarat Heavy Chemicals in the event of loss of salt production due to unseasonal rainfall at its Nagapa
Kochhar is required to assist the investigating officer of the case in taking the probe forward and her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The improving outlook for the power sector has caught the interest of dividend yield funds. In the first four months of the current financial year (2023-24, or FY24), five of the six largest dividend yield funds have shown a notable increase in their exposure to stocks within the power sector. Some have even introduced new stocks to their portfolios.
ICICI Bank, the country's largest private sector lender, has introduced an equated monthly instalment (EMI) option for its customers on debit card purchases.
ICICI Bank has a network of 1,416 branches and over 4,600 automated teller machines across the country, which it manages by itself, while several other banks have outsourced their ATM management and POS (credit and debit card payment accepting) terminals.
In a rating watch statement, ICRA said that it has re-affirmed the LAAA rating with a stable outlook on ICICI Bank's subordinated debt programme and long-term bonds programme, which indicate highest credit quality and lowest credit risk for the two instruments. Besides, the ratings for the debts taken over by ICICI Bank from the erstwhile ICICI Limited have also been retained at LAAA with stable outlook and MAAA, respectively.
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