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Markets Today: RBI Policy, FIIs, Sensex, GIFT Nifty; Ganesh Infraworld IPO

Pre-market update: RBI policy decision likely to set the equity market trend on Friday; Strong FIIs buying a positive; Ganesh Infraworld likely to witness a bumper listing on the NSE SME platform.

Nifty PSU Bank index slips 5%; PNB, BOB, Canara, SBI dip up to 7%

At 10:00 AM, the Nifty PSU Bank index, the top loser among sectoral indices, was down 4.7 per cent, as compared to the 0.92 per cent decline in the Nifty 50

Canara Bank aims Rs 6,000 cr recovery in H2 FY25, expect Rs 3,000 cr in Q3

State-owned Canara Bank aims to recover about Rs 6,000 crore from bad loans during the second half of the current fiscal. "We are anticipating recovery somewhere about Rs 3,000 crore in the third quarter and a similar amount in the fourth quarter," Canara Bank managing director and CEO K Satyanarayana Raju told PTI. The bank has recovered Rs 2,905 crore, including recovery in written-off accounts, in the second quarter. Slippages would be much less than recovery as the bank would be underwriting good loans, Raju said. Asked about the initial public offering (IPO) of Canara Robeco Asset Management Company, he said it may happen in the fourth quarter of this financial year. The approval from the finance ministry for the IPO of Canara Robeco Asset Management Company (AMC) is expected shortly. The lender holds a 51 per cent stake in the mutual fund. It plans to offload a 13 per cent stake through IPO. Last December, Canara Bank gave an in-principle approval to start the process of l

Canara Bank cuts gold loan growth to 15-17% amid regulatory concerns

Stops lending to MSMEs against gold as collateral

Canara Bank's Q2FY25 results: Net profit up 11.31% at Rs 4,014 crore

Guides for pressure on margin for two quarters

Nifty PSU Bank index soars 4%; Indian Bank, BOB zoom up to 12% post Q2 nos

At 02:20 pm; the Nifty PSU Bank index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 4 per cent, as compared to 0.8 per cent rise in Nifty 50.

Nifty PSU Bank index rises 2% after Bank of Baroda posts steady Q2 numbers

Analysts at Elara Capital said no significant asset quality challenges and steady growth may ensure rerating for some PSU banks (after recent correction) on earnings stability.

Nifty PSU Bank index dips below 200-DMA after more than 2 years; what next?

The PSU Bank index had zoomed 200% to a high of 8,053 after breaking above its 200-DMA in July 2022. At present, most PSU Bank stocks, barring SBI, are trading below this long-term moving average.

PSBs extend fall after Goldman Sachs downgrades SBI; Canara, UBI down 3%

The Nifty PSU Bank index, the top loser among sectoral indices, was down 1.1 per cent at 6,581.40, as compared to the 0.16 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 at 11:14 AM on Monday.

State-owned Canara Bank mobilises $300 mn through IFSC banking unit

State-owned Canara Bank on Wednesday said it has mobilised USD 300 million via the IFSC Banking Unit. The net proceeds from the issue of the notes will be applied by the Issuer's IFSC Banking Unit at Gandhinagar towards the general corporate purposes, Canara Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bonds with maturity of 5 years carry a coupon rate of 4.896 to be paid semi annually, it said. Commenting on the occasion, Canara Bank MD and CEO K Satyanarayana Raju said, "We are delighted on the successful launch and pricing of this transaction, which enabled us to achieve a 30-bps tightening from the initial price guidance to final price guidance." The issuance was widely subscribed by investors across Asia, Middle East and Europe demonstrating the strong confidence in the Canara Bank's credit, he said.

Improving low-cost deposit mobilisation focus area for bank: Canara Bank MD

Improving CASA or low-cost deposit mobilisation is the focus area for the Canara Bank, and efforts taken in the direction are yielding results, its Managing Director K Satyanarayana Raju has said. "Current Account Savings Account (CASA) stood at 31 per cent of the total deposits, and the aim is to increase to 33 per cent by the end of the current fiscal," he told PTI. Rapid growth cannot be expected on the current account side, and it is another challenge to keep them for the long term as businesses tend to move them to term deposits quickly, he said. On the savings side, he said, "Our initiatives have started giving the results. You can see the accumulation and creation of the deposits. From year-on-year basis, June to June, if you see, there is an improvement of Rs 12,000 crore". The focus of the bank will continue on savings bank individual deposits by introducing unique and innovative products, he added. On business growth, he said the bank has given a target of 10 per cent fo

Amid deposit mobilisation issues, Canara Bank on expansion mode: MD Raju

Canara Bank chief executive and managing director K Satyanarayana Raju on Saturday said here that the bank is concentrating on expanding its business by launching new branches as deposit mobilisation has become a challenge in India nowadays. The chief executive noted that the bank launched 150 branches in fiscal 2023 '? 24 and is in the process of opening another 250 in FY25. "Because deposit mobilisation has become a big challenge for bankers nowadays in India, we have started now expanding the branches regularly," Raju told PTI on the sidelines of inaugurating a regional office in West Godavari district headquarters Bhimavaram. He said during the merger of Syndicate Bank with Canara Bank in 2020, as many as 1,300 branches of eithers lenders were shut down. In the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the chief executive officer said 22 new branches will be opened in the current fiscal. Out of the bank's total business of Rs 23 lakh crore, he said the Telugu states with

Indira Container Terminal case: Canara Bank takes Swiss auction route

The existing promoters of the company have made a settlement offer of Rs 260 crore, which is now the anchor bid/base bid for the Swiss challenge auction that the bank intends to conduct on Aug 23

Nifty PSU Bank index surges 3%; PNB soars 7% on strong Q1 results

PSU Banks in focus post Q1 earnings: PNB, BoI, BoB, Uco Bank and IOB rallied over 3% each. SBI, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank and Central Bank were up 2-3%.

Canara Bank plans to open 250 branches to boost Casa deposits: MD & CEO

CEO says bank has cushion to manage RBI's tighter liquidity coverage norms

Canara Bank's Q1 net rises 10.5% to Rs 3,905 cr; NII expands 5.7%

NIMs under pressure; dip by 15 bps to 2.90%

Public-sector banks make beeline for fundraise via infrastructure bonds

Canara Bank raises Rs 10,000 crore at 7.4% through 10-yr bonds

Canara Bank plans to raise Rs 10K cr through infrastructure bonds in FY25

A Canara Bank official said it expects to raise part of this amount this quarter (Q2FY25) itself, subject to market conditions. It is part of the efforts to diversify sources of funding

Canara Bank's official X account 'compromised', investigation underway

Bank advised users not to post anything on its X page. The bank page has 0.25 million followers