Jefferies retained its Buy rating on HDFC Bank but cut the target price to Rs 880 from Rs 1,050 following CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan’s decision not to seek reappointment. The brokerage flagged near-term risks to deposit mobilisation and fee income but said valuations remain undemanding.
RBI net forex buys hit a record $43 billion in August, balances it with swaps
The Reserve Bank of India recorded a net purchase of $43.26 billion in August’s foreign exchange market. This was done to manage significant dollar inflows