Banks, rate sensitives up 1-3% on hopes of 25-bps rate cut
While the benchmark indices ended flat after a cautious and narrow-range trade, the banking index closed at a two-week high. The CNX Bank Nifty advanced 0.64%, or 81.70 points, to close at 12,774.95, led by gains in private sector banks.
“We met 25-odd investors in the US on our India 2013 views in the past week. Most investors are in ‘show me mode: show me rate cuts, show me’. Rate cuts are key to banks and rate sensitives trades. The prospect of RBI rate cuts — we pencil 25 bps on Tuesday and 75 bps by June — cropped up at every meeting with most clients positioned long banks and rate sensitives,” said Indranil Sen Gupta, chief India Economist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Rating agency Icra, too, expects RBI to cut repo rate by 25 bps in the policy review, in line with the guidance provided previously, with a focus on moderating any spikes in the systemic liquidity deficit through open-market operations.
Yes Bank, which came close to touching its 52-week peak, was the top gainer in the banking space, rising 3.8% from Friday's close after Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities, the Indian arm of the Japanese financial services major, upgraded the scrip to ‘buy’ on
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