SBI, BOI, Union Bank, Allahabad Bank, BOB, Syndicate Bank, PNB and Oriental Bank were up 2% each at 11.41 am.
Under Indradhanush roadmap announced by the ministry last year, the government will infuse Rs 70,000 crore in PSBs over 4 years
Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of India, PNB, IDBI Bank, Canara Bank and Allahabad Bank were up 3%-4% on NSE.
Capital infusion norms for public sector banks are questionable
SBI gets the biggest chunk of Rs 7,575 cr followed by Rs 3,101 crore for Indian Overseas Bank
But according to experts, PSU banks have a lot of catching up to do with the private sector cousins, and the rough phase is perhaps not over yet
Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of India, Union Bank of India and PNB were up more than 3% each on the NSE.
All India Bank Officers' Association and State Sector Bank Employees' Association will also participate in the strike
Allahabad Bank, Oriental Bank, Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, PNB and Corporation Bank were up more than 5% each.
With a large part of the asset quality stress revealed by most state-owned banks, it makes sense to buy their stocks
Provisioning and credit cost might remain high in near term despite new loan restructuring guidelines
Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank, Union Bank, Bank of India, and SBI were up more than 2% on the NSE.
Nifty PSU bank index was up 7% against 1% rise in Nifty Bank and 0.20% decline in Nifty in past four trading days.
Govt to soon decide on SBI consolidation; Cabinet note moved, say sources
With the passage of Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill, Wood has added Prestige Estates in his Asia ex-Japan long-only portfolio and trimmed stake in RIL, Bharti Infratel
The government will now have to use the consolidation angle to bring out all that has been hidden under the carpet by the banks
Oriental Bank,IDBI Bank, Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank were down more than 1% each.
Fitch marked out addressing PSBs' asset quality and potential capital shortfalls as more immediate issues
RBI breather lets SBI, BoB capital adequacy ratios climb up by 100 basis points
Sinha said the crisis in the banking and financial system runs deep and noted delay on the part of banks to red-flag such cases