The board has approved the share swap ratio of one share of Rs 10 each of HDFC Bank for every 29 shares of Re 1 each held in Centurion Bank of Punjab, HDFC Bank said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The Indian rupee rebounded 50 paise from its all-time closing low to settle at 96.36 against the US dollar, driven by retreating crude oil prices, signs of easing geopolitical friction, and likely central bank intervention.
The bank introduces project 'Khoj' to re-hire 3,000 ex-workers over 18 months.
"At best, the two can be called as Indian-controlled banks," DIPP secretary R P Singh said when asked about the government's stand in the wake of the two seeking clarifications on the matter.
Also more domestic borrowers are expected to access overseas markets for their funding needs as the rupee funds are still a costly affair.
At end of week, Infosys had a market valuation of Rs 2,69,489 cr, or Rs 432.68 cr more than HDFC Bank's Rs 2,69,056 cr
The veteran banker has been instrumental in building the bank from scratch and turning it into the largest private sector lender of the country.
Former HDFC Bank CEO Aditya Puri will be guiding global Carlyle on investment opportunities across Asia as a senior advisor, the global private equity major said on Monday.
HDFC Bank on Friday ruled out acquisitions or mergers at present but said it hopes to grow by 25-30 per cent in the next two-three years.
RBI deputy governor, K C Chakrabarty had also said that there was no money laundering involved as alleged by the Cobrapost.
HDFC Bank's shares fell by 3.46 per cent to close the day at Rs 659 on the BSE. In intra-day session, the scrip lost 4 per cent to Rs 655.10.
A day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted its ban on HDFC Bank on issuing new credit cards, the country's largest private sector lender on Wednesday said it had resources and plans in place to "further reinforce pole position in the credit card segment" and that it would "come back with a bang". "We will aggressively go to the market, with not just our existing suite of credit cards but also new offerings in the form of co-brands and partnerships," Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and chief executive officer of HDFC Bank, said in a letter to his employees. The bank's management had earlier indicated that the lender had been sourcing liability customers aggressively over the past few months.
The loan is completely hassle-free and transparent.
Shareholders had already approved his appointment in 2015 for a period of five years subject to RBI approval
India now has three companies in the global top 100 list in terms of market value: Reliance Industries (RIL) ranks 72, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is at 86 and HDFC Bank at 99.
Net profit rose to Rs 1,982 crore (Rs 19.82 billion) in the quarter ended September 30 from about Rs 1,560 crore (Rs 15.6 billion) a year earlier, the bank said on Tuesday. Net interest income grew nearly 15% to Rs 4,480 crore (Rs 44.8 billion).
Indian stock markets tumbled sharply with the Sensex falling 800 points and nearly 4 lakh crore wiped out in a single session. Here are the 6 key factors, including rupee weakness and global cues, behind the crash.
Indian stock market indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 1 per cent higher, marking their third consecutive day of gains, supported by a slight decrease in crude oil prices and positive global market trends.
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday after three sessions of losses, tracking gains in global markets after US President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone on Greenland. In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 397.74 points, or 0.49 per cent, to close at 82,307.37.
HDFC Bank Ltd has posted a 31.8 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 130.36 crore (Rs 1,303.6 million) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2003, compared to Rs 98.88 crore (Rs 988.8 million) reported in same period of the previous year.
Puri will hang up his boots this October as he will reach the maximum age limit of 70 for a chief executive officer of a private bank. Puri has been at the helm of HDFC Bank for the past 26 years, since its inception in 1994.
The country's largest private lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 6.51 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 16,474.85 crore in the April-June quarter compared to the previous January-March quarter. The city-headquartered lender, which merged its mortgage major parent HDFC into itself in July last year, had reported a net profit of Rs 17,622.38 crore in the March quarter. On a standalone basis, the net profit declined to Rs 16,174.75 crore in April-June 2024-25 from Rs 16,511.85 crore in January-March 2023-24.
Top ten banks of the world includes 4 from the USA, 4 from China and one each from the UK and Australia
IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 3 per cent, followed by Tata Steel, HUL, Asian Paints, Titan and SBI.
HDFC Bank today said its non-tax provisions and contingencies had risen 74.1 per cent to Rs 471.1 crore in the fourth quarter of 2007-08. Still, the bank reported a 37.1 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 471.1 crore for the quarter. This included a steep rise in tax, legal and other contingencies to Rs 172.7 crore, from around Rs 50 crore during the fourth quarter in 2006-07.
After facing multiple outages that irked the regulator, the country's largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, is revamping its technology infrastructure by making large scale investments, wherein it is bringing new talent, getting into cloud-native stacks, a shift from the traditional monolithic IT infrastructures, and working with strategic partners for better products and services. The bank management is clear that it will do whatever it takes in line with its growth path to ramp up its technology infrastructure.
Probes come after independent journalist accuses ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank and cites video recordings collected by him as evidence.
From the 30-Sensex firms, HDFC Bank, Infosys, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries were among the biggest laggards. In contrast, Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.
A Delhi court has requested clarification from the Delhi Police regarding the absence of CCTV footage related to the alleged illegal detention of a sub-contractor in the Janakpuri biker-death case.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) takes precedence over debt recovery laws like SARFAESI and RDB Acts when it comes to the attachment of proceeds of crime.
The country's largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 23 per cent jump in standalone net profit to Rs 10,055.20 crore for the March quarter, led by growth in loan demand across categories and lower provisioning as bad loans were trimmed. The bank's net profit during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal stood at Rs 8,186.51 crore. "After providing Rs 2,989.5 crore for taxation, the bank earned a net profit of Rs 10,055.20 crore, an increase of 22.8 per cent over the quarter ended March 31, 2021," HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing.
From the Sensex firms, Eternal, NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid, Trent and HDFC Bank were among the major laggards. However, Bharat Electronics, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Consultancy Services, ITC and State Bank of India were the gainers.
The government said action would be taken against ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank on the basis of an RBI audit report which has detected certain "aberrations", a month after the private banks were accused of money laundering by an online news portal.
Indian stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty experienced a significant decline, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising crude oil prices.
Global fund managers remain bullish on the Japanese stock markets, which is now their most preferred destination in the Asian region. Both Morgan Stanley and Jefferies in their recent reports, have cited their preference for the Land Of The Rising Sun, which is fast becoming the land of the rising equities, too.
HDFC Bank proposes to raise Rs 4,200 crore (Rs 42 billion) through a mix of preference shares to its promoters and domestic and overseas equity issues.
