Axis Bank shares fall 5% post Q3 earnings. Should you buy, sell or hold?

Axis Bank shares fell over 5% to Rs 1,034.75 on Wednesday despite higher-than-expected December quarter earnings. Positive commentary from brokerages failed to alleviate selling pressure in top banking counters. Morgan Stanley maintained an ‘Overweight’ stance, while Nuvama maintained a ‘Buy’ view. However, Motilal downgraded the rating to ‘Neutral’ due to growth challenges. Axis Bank reported […]

India likely to benefit from slump in Hong Kong market

Several overseas institutional investors have pruned exposure from Hong Kong H shares and reallocated to other Asian countries given a rising relative risk of China owing to the trade spat with the US, Taiwan conflict, and moderating local economy.

Axis Bank’s Q3 net up 4%, expects a war for deposits

The bank said December quarter net profit rose to ₹6,071 crore, up from ₹5,853 crore a year earlier. Net Interest Income (NII), the difference between interest earned and expended, grew 9% on year to ₹12,532 crore.

Risk-off sentiment, US yields fuel selloff in FPI-heavy stocks

HDFC Bank, with a 52% FPI holding, and IndusInd Bank, with 42%, dropped 15% each since last Wednesday. Zee Entertainment, with a 28% FPI holding, tumbled 36% during this period. Jindal Stainless and Indiabulls Housing, both with a 23% FPI stake each, dropped 13% each.