ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund will resume lump-sum investments in its small-cap fund on January 23, after previously limiting inflows due to stretched valuations. The fund house had warned of overvaluation in mid- and small-cap stocks, noting their market-cap growth outpaced profit share. Valuations have since cooled, though many still consider them elevated.
AU Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps 53% to Rs 858 crore
AU’s gross non-performing assets ratio fell 42 basis points (bps) to 1.99% at the end of September. This helped in 25% lower provision at Rs