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Bank shares erase early gains as RBI keeps repo rate unchanged

PNB, Federal Bank, BOB and YES Bank were down 2% to 4% from intra-day highs

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Dec 07 2016 | 3:24 PM IST
Bank shares have fallen up to 4% from their respective intra-day highs after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept repo rate unchanged at 6.25% against market expectation of 25 basis points cut.

Punjab National Bank (PNB), Federal Bank, Bank of Baroda (BOB), Dhanlaxmi Bank, Indian Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of India, YES Bank, ICICI Bank, Andhra Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank were down between 2% and 4% from their intra-day highs on National Stock Exchange (NSE).

At 2:53 pm; Nifty PSU Bank index and Nifty Bank index were down 1% each, as compared to 0.48% decline in the Nifty50 index. Nifty PSU Bank index was down 2.6%, while Nifty Bank index down 1.9% from their respective intra-day highs.
Meanwhile, the RBI withdraws the incremental cash reserve ratio (CRR).

“With the enhancement in the ceiling for issue of securities under the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) to Rs 6,000 billion, it has been decided to withdraw the incremental CRR effective the fortnight beginning December 10, 2016,” RBI said in a press release.

The liquidity released by the discontinuation of the incremental CRR would be absorbed by a mix of MSS issuances and liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) operations, it added. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL POLICY

BANK DAY'S HIGH(RS) DAY'S LOW(RS) LATEST(RS) FALL(%)
FEDERAL BANK 72.45 68.50 69.45 -4.14
BANK OF BARODA 164.60 157.10 158.05 -3.98
PUNJAB NATL.BANK 136.00 128.65 131.70 -3.16
DHANLAXMI BANK 24.70 23.90 23.95 -3.04
ORIENTAL BANK 120.45 115.75 116.95 -2.91
ANDHRA BANK 52.25 50.50 50.75 -2.87
BANK OF INDIA 118.10 113.55 114.80 -2.79
DCB BANK 109.25 105.60 106.30 -2.70
J & K BANK 61.50 59.45 59.85 -2.68
ST BK OF BIKANER 720.00 690.00 701.00 -2.64
S B T 566.45 542.60 551.50 -2.64
INDIAN BANK 247.90 237.35 241.40 -2.62
ST BK OF MYSORE 566.00 543.95 551.45 -2.57
I O B 25.40 24.70 24.75 -2.56
ST BK OF INDIA 262.75 251.65 256.05 -2.55
ALLAHABAD BANK 69.10 66.55 67.35 -2.53
KARNATAKA BANK 108.95 104.30 106.20 -2.52
CANARA BANK 316.90 304.25 309.25 -2.41
IDFC BANK 66.70 64.95 65.10 -2.40
CORPORATION BANK 45.80 44.25 44.70 -2.40
         
Nifty50 8190.45 8077.50 8105.00 -1.0
Nifty PSU Bank 3201.15 3069.20 3117.65 -2.6
Nifty Bank 18588.75 17952.60 18237.80 -1.9

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First Published: Dec 07 2016 | 3:16 PM IST

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