The past decade saw three full cycles of markets moving up and then going into bear phases.
HFCs and banks expect a drop in demand for housing loans in the short-term.
SBI's net profit for the quarter rose 30.3% to Rs 2,910 crore ($468.4 million), from Rs 2,234 crore a year earlier on the back of rise in net interest income, fees, and control on employee costs.
In a message to public sector banks (PSBs) that only performers will survive, the government, in an unprecedented move, has decided to allocate capital to only nine PSBs.
Higher provisioning drags net profit down by 7.8 per cent.
RBI governor on the stress in public sector bank due to NPAs, and what is needed to be done to get the system back on track.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
The RBI wants to enforce more transparency in public sector banks. Manojit Saha The Apex bank wants the government t oreduce stakes in PSUs.
So, what does 2016 have in store for the Indian markets? Will they be able to take a giant leap forward in the leap year, and what are the key risks?
The indebtedness of Indian companies has had an adverse impact on the economy's investment climate apart from weakening their performance and seriously impairing the financial health of the banking sector. Unless both the problems are resolved, there is little chance of reviving investment and boosting growth on a sustainable basis, says A K Bhattacharya.
'We forecast real GDP growth to moderate to 6.7 per cent in the year ending March 2018.' 'However, as disruption fades, we expect to see a rebound in real GDP growth to 7.5 per cent in the next fiscal year.'
These have been selected based on the earnings growth prospects and favourable (buy) ratings by brokerages
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
With strong long-term fundamentals, banking sector cannot be completely ignored
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
The move to ban Rs 500 and 1000 notes may not curb the root cause of black money.
Insolvency professionals feel the bankruptcy code will deter defaulters, but NPAs will not cease unless banks are sensitised on credit appraisal and experts are hired by banks to inspect what is happening with their loans.
These are companies with a strong track record and good prospects on earnings.
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
According to him, since India has a low fiscal deficit, a low current account deficit and lower inflation, there is no need for being too dependent on foreign money for growth.
Rush to offload bad loans indicates a revival in asset-sale market
The Governor had submitted his report to the Public Accounts Committee and put the blame on 'overall economic downturn'
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
In order to contain Current Account Deficit and arrest value of declining rupee, the RBI last month had raised the cost of borrowing for banks and reduced availability of funds to curb speculation in the forex market.
The NPA of the public sector banks rose to 6.03% as of June 2015.
The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
On one hand, Limaye will have to battle legacy issues, while, on the other hand, he will have to ensure that the exchange is able to maintain its leadership position.
Analysts say loan growth, Casa ratio and exposure to sectors under pressure did not indicate any stress at United Bank.
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The most preferred CoCo bonds are those through which banks raise their additional Tier-I capital.
Markets end in green with auto, banks on a steady climb.
Indradhanush-II is likely to chart out the process for resolution of non-performing assets.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 46 points lower at 24,824 and Nifty50 settled at 7,555, down by 8 points after hitting intra-day high of 7,600.45.
The rally followed the govt's plan to bolster state-owned lenders.
Resolution to the bad loans problem has to be incremental, and the RBI has to ensure NPAs are not swept under the carpet, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh tells Joydeep Ghosh.
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Bankers remained ambivalent on the impact of Tuesday's policy announcement by Reserve Bank on the cost of funds and refrained from giving a guidance on the direction in which lending rates are headed.
The principal challenge for Rajan's successor is to work with the Bank Board Bureau and the finance ministry to complete these processes of banking reform.
S Naren, CIO of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, in an interview with Chandan Kishore Kant, says cyclicals will offer good value.
