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HDFC Bank Ltd lost 1.5% today to trade at Rs 987.55. The BSE BANKEX index is down 0.45% to quote at 66569.4. The index is up 2.52 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, ICICI Bank Ltd decreased 0.81% and Axis Bank Ltd lost 0.18% on the day. The BSE BANKEX index went up 12.28 % over last one year compared to the 6.33% surge in benchmark SENSEX.
HDFC Bank Ltd has lost 0.01% over last one month compared to 2.52% gain in BSE BANKEX index and 1.65% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 52553 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 8.47 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 1020.35 on 23 Oct 2025. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 812.13 on 13 Jan 2025.
Auto stocks will remain in focus as the companies will update monthly auto sales figures.
ICICI Bank said that its board has allotted 3,945 non-convertible debentures (NCDs) aggregating to Rs 3,945 crore, on a private placement basis. The bonds offer a coupon rate of 7.40% and a tenor of 15 years, with maturity on 28 November 2040.
Authum Investment & Infrastructure announced that its board has approved a bonus issue in the ratio of 4:1. The bonus shares are expected to be credited to eligible shareholders on or before 26 January 2026.
Lenskart Solutions’ consolidated net profit jumped 19.6% to Rs 102.21 crore on 20.77% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 2,096.14 crore in Q2 FY26 over Q2 FY25.
Advent Hotels International has posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 1.21 crore in Q2 FY26 as against a net loss of Rs 11.06 crore recorded in Q2 FY25. Net sales increased by 1.9% year-over-year (YoY) to Rs 76.98 crore in the second quarter.
Texmaco Rail & Engineering has received an order worth Rs 3.36 crore from Central Railway for the replacement of copper G jumpers in the Mumbai Division.
Quick Heal Technologies announced that it has signed a Rs 64.25-crore contract with the NFSU Research and Innovation Council (NFSU-RIC) for the implementation of Integrated Cyber Security Solutions. The contract is valid for five years.
Veefin Solutions has signed a supply chain finance (SCF) platform mandate with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). The platform will allow seamless digitization of supplier finance, receivables finance, and extended vendor financing, improving liquidity across supply chains, optimizing cash flows, and strengthening resilience for all stakeholders.
PSU banks, metal and auto shares advanced while FMCG, pharma and consumer durables stocks declined.
At 09:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 265.97 points or 0.31% to 85,972.64. The Nifty 50 index rose 85 points or 0.32% to 26,287.50.
The Nifty 50 and the Sensex hit fresh all-time highs in early trade at 26,325.80 and 86,159.02, respectively, while the Bank Nifty also scaled a new record high of 60,114.05.
The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.22% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.44%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,090 shares rose and 1,119 shares fell. A total of 222 shares were unchanged.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 3,795.72 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 4,148.48 crore in the Indian equity market on 28 November 2025, provisional data showed.
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ICICI Bank rose 0.11%. The bank said that its board has allotted 3,945 non-convertible debentures (NCDs) aggregating to Rs 3,945 crore, on a private placement basis. The bonds offer a coupon rate of 7.40% and a tenor of 15 years, with maturity on 28 November 2040.
Authum Investment & Infrastructure declined 2.02%. The company announced that its board has approved a bonus issue in the ratio of 4:1. The bonus shares are expected to be credited to eligible shareholders on or before 26 January 2026.
Numbers to Track:
The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper was up 0.28% to 6.46 as compared with the previous close of 6.528.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged higher against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 89.4450 compared with its close of 89.4500 during the previous trading session.
MCX Gold futures for 5 December 2025 settlement rose 0.69% to Rs 1,27,760.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was down 0.01% to 99.45.
The United States 10-year bond yield rose 0.40% to 4.036.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for January 2025 settlement advanced $1 or 1.60% to $63.38 a barrel.
Global Markets:
Asia market mostly advanced on Monday despite the China’s latest manufacturing PMI data declined to 49.9.
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in November, according to a private survey released Monday, as soft domestic demand continued to cast a pall over the world’s second-largest economy.
The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, conducted by S&P Global, dropped to 49.9 in November, from 50.6 in October and 51.2 in September. A reading above the 50 benchmark level suggests an expansion, while one below that indicates contraction.
However, the official data released on Sunday showed that China’s factory activity had improved slightly in November but remained stuck in contraction for the eighth consecutive month, while services weakened as the boost from earlier holidays faded.
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 49.2, up 0.2 points from October, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
On Friday stateside, Wall Street came back from the Thanksgiving holiday for a shortened trading session. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.65% to end the day at 23,365.69, scoring its fifth straight day of gains.
Meanwhile, the S&P 500 gained 0.54% to settle at 6,849.09. The Dow Jones Industrial Average grew 289.30 points, or 0.61%, to finish at 47,716.42.
Traders have begun raising their expectations for lower rates since New York Fed President John Williams said last week that there was room for “a further adjustment in the near term to the target range for the federal funds rate.”
A quarter percentage point cut from the Fed in December would mark the central bank’s third in a row after its September and October meetings.
The debentures will be listed on the National Stock Exchange of India. The bonds are rated “CARE AAA; Stable” by CARE Ratings and “[ICRA] AAA (Stable)” by ICRA.
Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the bank’s proposed acquisition of 100% shareholding in ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Company (ICICI PFM) from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company (ICICI Life), thereby making ICICI PFM a wholly owned subsidiary.
ICICI Bank is the second-largest private sector bank in India offering a diversified portfolio of financial products and services to retail, SME and corporate customers. The Bank has an extensive network of branches, ATMs and other touch-points. The ICICI group has presence in businesses like life and general insurance, housing finance, primary dealership, etc, through its subsidiaries and associates.
The bank’s standalone net profit rose 5.21% to Rs 12,358.89 crore in Q2 FY26 as against Rs 11,745.88 crore posted in Q2 FY25. Total income increased 3.39% year on year (YoY) to Rs 49,333.49 crore in Q2 FY26.
The counter shed 0.24% to settle at Rs 1,388.70 on the BSE.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 10.25 points or 0.04% to 26,215.55.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, tumbled 1.52% to 11.79.
HDFC Bank, State Bank of India and ICICI Bank were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The December 2025 F&O contracts will expire on 30 December 2025.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index dropped 124 points or 0.47% to 26,068.15.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 12.31% to 13.63.
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The November 2025 F&O contracts will expire on 25 November 2025.
ICICI Bank Ltd gained for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1387.5, up 2.1% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.28% on the day, quoting at 25949.3. The Sensex is at 84711.84, up 0.29%. ICICI Bank Ltd has gained around 0.25% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Bank index of which ICICI Bank Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 3.59% in last one month and is currently quoting at 58274.65, up 0.43% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 121.65 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 135.71 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1389.1, up 1.92% on the day. ICICI Bank Ltd is up 10.39% in last one year as compared to a 10.27% jump in NIFTY and a 16.63% jump in the Nifty Bank index.
The PE of the stock is 19.6 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.