Mutual funds in the country are betting “dangerously high” on the banking stocks, claiming about 20% of their portfolio allocations amid concerns that the banks would post an erosion in the quarterly earnings,according to a study by Assocham.
Shares of United Spirits continued their slide for the second consecutive day on Tuesday on concerns that the proposed deal with Diageo could face fresh roadblocks.
The government has garnered as much as R1,516.17 crore from selling its 5.82% stake through the offer for sale route in the Steel Authority of India on March 22.
Rising for the fourth straight day, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday jumped by 176 points to regain 19,000-mark after two weeks on sustained buying in bluechipslike RIL, Sun Pharma, L&T and SBI after government said it will continue to argue for lowering of interest rates by RBI.
In a bid to simplify the debt investment norms for foreign investors, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has that several sub-limits within the investment limit for government and corporate bonds would be merged together.
United Bank of India, which has a R400-crore exposure to the Kingfisher Airlines, has filed a winding up petition against United Breweries Holdings, in the Karnataka High Court.
Holdings to provide lenders with additional securities after UB Holdings moved the court asking for relief against liquidation of assets of United Spirits Limited by State Bank of India and other lenders.