The earnings of the overall banking sector in the country are expected to register a strong rebound of 17 per cent over the period of FY27-28E, driven by improved loan growth, recovery in margins and stable asset quality, according to a report by IIFL Capital.
Buying enthusiasm picked up later in the session as the Sensex climbed 266.47 points to settle at 83,580.40 while Nifty 50 advanced 50.90 points to close 25,693.70. Among the sectors, PSU Bank, IT, pharma slipped while FMCG oil & gas, consumer durables, Private Banks, realty rose.
The Sensex was down 604.72 points or 0.72% at 83,576.24, while the Nifty was down 193.55 points or 0.75% at 25,683.30. Among the sector, PSU Banks, Oil & Gas, IT, PSE, and Metals remained strong footed, while weakness was seen in Realty, Private Banks, Financial Services, FMCG, and Consumer
Loan growth remained robust across the system, with private banks reporting year-on-year growth of about 11% and state-owned banks posting over 12% growth. NBFCs also continued to see healthy expansion in assets under management, the report said.
In contrast, banks took a more calibrated approach. While private banks recorded virtually no IPO fundraising in CY25, PSU banks emerged as dominant players in the Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) market.
Private banks continue to dominate enterprise lending to small businesses in India, closely followed by public sector banks (PSBs), though the latter have seen a decline in their market share over the past two years, according to a report by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SID
The number of new credit cards issued fell to 4.4 million in the second quarter of FY26, a steep 28% year-on-year decline compared with 6.1 million cards issued in the same period last year, the report said.
With the strong festive demand and the GST cuts, the loan growth in the banking system has picked up pace in October and early November, according to a latest report by IIFL Capital.
India's banking landscape is approaching a decisive inflection point, with earnings set to rebound sharply over FY27-28 after a period of subdued growth, noted a report by IIFL Capital.
Aggressive competition from Public Sector Banks (PSBs) poses a significant risk of prolonged slower growth for Private Sector Banks (PVBs), according to a report by Bernstein.
The transmission of policy rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is visible in the outstanding books of banks and fresh loans are given at relatively higher margins, according to a recent report by CareEdge Ratings.
Public Sector banks (PSBs) performed better than Private sector banks (PVBs), PSBs credit rate growth was 11 per cent as compared to 8.1 per cent of PVBs in Q1 of the Financial Year, according to a report by CareEdge.