Nifty Bank: Key levels to watch out for on Friday

The banking barometer plunged sharply on Thursday, about 631 points from its new peak of 41,840.15 but did not breach the 41,000-mark.For the day, the bank index closed at 41,209.20, dropping 196.2 points or 0.47 per cent from its previous close. Here’s how analysts read the Nifty Bank pulse.

SBI on a roll, m-cap crosses Rs 5 lakh crore

Shares of the public sector lender gained 188% in the last two years, surpassing the market value of blue chips such as HDFC, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ITC, HCL Technologies, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finance, and Asian Paints to become the seventh most-valued company in India.