SBI hits all-time high, ‘more upsides likely’

Shares of the country’s largest lender advanced nearly 5% to its all-time high of ₹622.70 on the NSE before closing the day at ₹613.80. Analysts, on aggregate, expect the stock price to touch ₹725 levels, which represents a further upside of 18% from the current levels, showed a survey of Bloomberg analysts tracking the stock.

China reopening hopes keep dollar on guard

“Where there’s smoke, eventually there’s fire, so the market is pricing in improved optimism, though at the moment it’s all based on hopes,” said Rodrigo Catril, senior currency strategist at National Australia Bank in Sydney.