The separation of microfinance from the parent will mean that the company will take at least five years to get to its aspired 50:50 mix of gold and non-gold loans. Gold loans make up 56% of its assets under management (AUM) of ₹37,086 crore at the end of June. Nandakumar said that the pace of growth in gold loans will be half the average growth.
US stocks: US market falls as hot inflation, hawkish Fed fuel rate-hike fears
US stocks closed lower after hotter-than-expected inflation data strengthened expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike and raised the possibility of more aggressive tightening.