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Market cap is soaring and so are fortunes of these financial stocks
These are proxies for capital market growth and have seen a stellar run from the bottom of the crash last year
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Where do HDFC Bank, CSB Bank stand? Pre-earnings business updates reveal a lot
For the quarter ended June, both HDFC Bank and CSB posted strong growth in advances
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The government’s support to the microfinance sector won’t change its fortunes
The ease of credit will certainty help but for sustained improvement, the supply side measures need to be accompanied by demand revival
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Reliance’s foray into green energy will boost India’s renewable energy ambitions and geopolitical standing
RIL AGM 2021: India’s energy sector is on the cusp of a solar powered revolution and Reliance is set to play a leading role in it
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Will Assam MFI package help Bandhan Bank’s stock?
As per the proposed package, the Assam government will take on the liability of up to Rs 8,500 crore for certain categories of MFI borrowers in the state
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Indostar Capital Finance – Past imperfect, present tense but future promising
The equity capital infusion by Brookfield has strengthened Indostar’s ability to grow the book both organically as well as inorganically
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Three factors that add value to LIC Housing Finance
Despite the pressure on asset quality, there were some positive readings from the earnings
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How much value will the potential buyer assign to IDBI Bank?
While the current valuation of IDBI Bank is pricing in the improvements in operating metrics and profitability, there can be further upside, driven by the potential sale of bank
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With large inflows in May, equity mutual funds are back in favour
The peaking of second wave seems to have boosted investor enthusiasm about equities and has drawn them back to mutual funds
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Why should investors consider City Union bank despite sharp fall in asset quality in FY21?
City Union Bank's management had cautioned about the asset quality stress much in advance
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SBI Cards – A quintessential consumption play that stands to gain from peaking of second wave
With around half of its revenue derived from consumer spending (fee income) and other half from credit business (interest income), SBI Cards is a consumption company in the financial services space
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Home First Finance — A worthy long-term bet available at reasonable valuation
Home First, being an affordable housing player, is well poised to benefit from structural growth in the segment
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Reason to cheer despite sharp fall in April inflows into equity mutual funds
With positive flows in equity schemes in the past couple of months, mutual funds have turned saviour for equity markets as they are seen absorbing the selling by FPIs
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CSB posts stellar earnings; will the stock get rerated further?
Given the strong parentage of the Fairfax group, more than adequate capital, relatively better asset quality and high provisioning, we see CSB Bank continuing to grow its loan book at a healthy pace and and improve its return ratios in the medium term
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The worst may not yet be over for Bandhan Bank even after weak Q4 show
Given the asset quality issues in the key states and the uncertainty induced by the second wave, Bandhan's valuation multiple is unlikely to jump to its previous level
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HDFC’s resilient performance in FY21 makes it a must-own financial conglomerate
While the performance of the core mortgage business inspires confidence, HDFC stands to gain from the equally strong performance of its subsidiaries and associate companies
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RBI’s liquidity booster shot offers partial relief, economic immunity will be raised only by mass vaccination
The RBI measures are welcome, but supply side measures can only help to some extent—the economy and the markets expect the government to do more
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Which AMC stock to bet on at a time domestic flows are set to improve in FY22?
Each of the three listed MFs -- HDFC AMC, UTI AMC and Nippon LIfe -- has some unique business strengths
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Bajaj Finance Q4 show stable, progress on digital plans will drive the stock
Bajaj Finance's funding profile keeps getting better and is well diversified
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Decoding ICICI Securities’ depressed valuation: Will the stock re-rate?
Despite a stellar performance, ICICI Securities' stock has underperformed in the past one year
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Will ICICI Bank stock price mirror the stellar earnings of the lender in FY21?
FY21 earnings amid the crisis reflect start of a growth phase for ICICI Bank, shrugging off asset quality woes of the past
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Can ICICI Prudential’s stock re-rate further even as it rallied after good earnings?
ICICI Pru is well on track to transit from a capital market player into a diversified franchise
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ICICI Lombard posts good numbers in FY21 under COVID cloud. Can it repeat the show?
The merger with Bharti AXA, which is due to be completed in 2021-22, is a key element to track for ICICI Lombard
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HDFC Bank FY21 earnings confirm that the strong has become stronger
Asset quality and growth are the two big issues confronting banks today. Remarkably, HDFC Bank scored well on both these parameters, remaining almost pandemic-proof
