The NSE Nifty rose 186.20 points, or 0.77%, to close at 24,502.15, having hit a lifetime high of 24,592.20 during the day. The BSE Sensex rose 622 points, or 0.78%, to end at 80,519.34, down from an intraday record of 80,893.51.
Dull loan growth, margin pressure, credit cost to weigh on bank earnings
State Bank of India anticipates lackluster Q1 results due to margin dips and slow loan growth, while HDFC Bank projects a profit increase driven by