Mid- and small-cap stocks have continued to defy index-level inertia amid a rush in primary-market listings. The average advance-to-decline (A/D) ratio – a widely watched indicator of overall market health – in August is up for the fifth consecutive month, its longest winning streak in more than two and a half years, pointing to significant investor interest beyond the typical frontbenchers that populate the two broadest gauges on the two competing exchanges.
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