In early August, foreign investors sold ₹14,790 crore worth of shares in financial services, the highest among all sectors. Key reasons included merger issues and benchmark changes. Other sectors like metals & mining and construction materials saw significant sell-offs. However, there were inflows totaling ₹9,819 crore across eight sectors in the same period.
Banks unlikely to reduce deposit rates despite RBI easing
Following the latest repo rate decrease, bankers foresee only slight adjustments to deposit rates. The landscape, characterized by sluggish savings yields and elevated credit-deposit ratios,