Banks play their cards right in December, issue highest no of new credit cards in 4 months
Lenders issued around 820,000 new credit cards in December, the highest in four months, driven by increased spending during the wedding season. HDFC Bank and SBI Cards led with significant contributions. Despite stress in unsecured segments, credit card spending surged by nearly 11%, reaching ₹1.9 lakh crore.
Florida investor makes counter-offer for Religare Enterprises
The unexpected move comes even as the Burmans of Dabur are about to launch their open offer for the Delhi-based company. Digvijay (Danny) Gaekwad’s offer to acquire Religare shares at Rs 275 apiece is at a 17% premium to that of the Burmans. The proposed competing open offer will be for 26% of the outstanding […]
RBI net buys over Rs 10,000 crore gilts in secondary market
Data released by RBI shows purchases were made across three sessions. The central bank bought ₹2,570 crore worth of government bonds on January 15, ₹4,480 crore on January 16, and ₹3,125 crore on January 17, the weekly statistical supplement (WSS) shows.