SBI now cautious, selective about lending to NBFCs, says Ashwini Kumar Tewari

State Bank of India is cautious about lending to non-banking financial companies due to regulatory concerns and interconnected lending issues. The bank is focusing on better-quality NBFCs, renewables, and real estate sectors for corporate loans. Renewable energy and real estate projects are showing strong growth, while thermal power and SME rooftop solar projects are also […]

Investors bank on larger lenders, again

The Nifty Bank index advanced 2.1% on Tuesday, while the benchmark Nifty gained 0.5%. Ten of the 12 stocks on the Nifty Bank index gained at close on Tuesday. Federal Bank was the biggest gainer, soaring 8.5% after its second-quarter results exceeded expectations. SBI was up 5% and ICICI Bank gained 3%.

66,92,534% gain in a trading day? Yes, that’s Elcid

So when Elcid Investments, a little-known sparsely traded micro-cap holding company made this eye-popping surge in Tuesday’s trade, Dalal Street participants took notice. The extraordinary surge in the stock was on account of a special call auction for price discovery in investment holding companies, organised by stock exchanges.

Afcons Infra’s Rs 5,430-crore IPO subscribed 2.63x

The non-institutional investors or high net worth investors category was subscribed 5.05 times. The IPO comprised a fresh issue of up to ₹1,250 crore and an offer of sale up to ₹4,180 crore by promoter, Goswami Infratech.