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The said approval is valid for a period of one year from the date of RBI’s letter, i.e., till 14 December 2026.
Further, the bank needs to ensure that the 'aggregate holding’ in IndusInd does not exceed 9.50% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights of IndusInd, at all times.
HDFC Bank is the promoter / sponsor of its group entities viz HDFC Mutual Fund, HDFC Life Insurance Company, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, HDFC Pension Fund Management and HDFC Securities.
The term 'aggregate holding’ includes shareholding by the bank, body corporate under the same management/ control, mutual funds, trustees, promoter group entities, etc.
In view of the same, whilst the bank had no intention to invest in IndusInd, since the 'aggregate holding’ of bank’s group entities is likely to exceed the prescribed limit of 5%, an application seeking approval of RBI for increase in investment limits was made.
Further, since the RBI Directions are applicable to the bank, the bank had made the application to RBI on behalf of the group entities, on 24 October 2025.
HDFC Bank is India's largest private sector lender. As of 30 September 2025, the bank's distribution network was at 9,545 branches and 21,417 ATMs across 4,156 cities / towns. In addition, the bank has 15,253 business correspondents, which are primarily manned by common service centres (CSC).
The bank reported 10.8% rise in net profit to Rs 18,640 crore on a 10.3% increase in net revenue to Rs 45,900 crore in Q2 FY26 as compared with Q2 FY25.
The scrip rose 0.06% to currently trade at Rs 996.40 on the BSE.
Meanwhile, shares of Indusind Bank shed 0.39% to currently trade at Rs 847.95.
Buying interest in consumer durables and FMCG contrasted with selling pressure in metal, realty and oil & gas stocks.
At 13:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 447.18 points or 0.52% to 84,766.18. The Nifty 50 index fell 143.30 points or 0.55% to 25,884.60.
The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.82% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.64%.
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,564 shares rose and 2,441 shares fell. A total of 189 shares were unchanged.
In the forex market, the rupee slipped against the dollar, trading near 90.9950 after ending the previous session at 90.7800. During intraday trade, the rupee touched a record low of 91.1400.
Gainers & Losers:
Bharti Airtel (up 1.39%), Titan Company (up 1.11%), Tata Consumer Products (up 0.94%), SBI Life Insurance (up 0.58%) and Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) (up 0.46%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
Axis Bank (down 4.26%), Eternal (down 3.15%), JSW Steel (down 2.18%), HCL Technologies (down 2.15%) and Adani Enterprises (down 1.91%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
IPO Update:
KSH International received bids for 13,35,828 shares as against 1,36,16,438 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 13:15 IST on Tuesday (16 December 2025). The issue was subscribed 0.10 times. The issue opened for bidding on 16 December 2025 and it will close on 18 December 2025. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 365 and 384 per share.
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company received bids for 27,84,42,906 shares as against 3,50,15,691 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 13:15 IST on Tuesday (16 December 2025). The issue was subscribed 7.95 times. The issue opened for bidding on 12 December 2025 and it will close on 16 December 2025. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 2,061 and 2,165 per share.
Economy:
The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index, which tracks month-on-month changes in combined manufacturing and services output, eased to 58.9 in December from 59.7 in November, indicating the slowest pace of output growth since February.
HSBC Flash India Manufacturing PMI posted 55.7 in December, down from 56.6 in November. The latest reading signalled the smallest improvement in the health of the manufacturing sector for two years, albeit one that was still marked and more pronounced than the series average.
Meanwhile, the HSBC Flash India Services PMI Business Activity Index moderated to 59.1 in December from 59.8 in November. The HSBC Flash India Manufacturing PMI Output Index also softened to 58.4, compared with 59.6 in the prior month.
Stocks in Spotlight:
HDFC Bank shed 0.24%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval to the bank to acquire 'aggregate holding’ of up to 9.50% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights in IndusInd Bank. The bank needs to ensure that the 'aggregate holding’ in IndusInd does not exceed 9.50% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights of IndusInd, at all times.
Shelter Pharma fell 1.55% it secured an international order from Taha Drugs & Chemicals for D3 Cure Capsules 3 10, with a total order value of $27,540. The order is a fixed-cost contract and is to be executed within two months
Senores Pharmaceuticals rose 0.35%. The company announced that it has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% of the share capital of Apnar Pharma in two tranches. The company will acquire entire stake at total enterprise value of approximately Rs 91 crore.
Panacea Biotec declined 1.36%. The company announced the appointment of Vinod Goel as chief financial officer (CFO) of the company, effective 15 December 2025.
RBL Bank slipped 1.63% after Buvanesh Tharashankar, chief financial officer (CFO), tendered his resignation to pursue opportunities outside the bank.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) rose 5.12% after the state-owned telecom firm said its board approved the sale of a residential property in Mumbai. The transaction is part of MTNL's asset monetisation plan. The company will sell the GN Block residential quarters at Bandra Kurla Complex to NABARD through a government-to-government transfer. The deal is valued at Rs 350.72 crore. It has a plot area of 2,680 square metres and a built-up area of about 4,019 square metres.
Ion Exchange India rallied 5.14% after the company received orders aggregating to around Rs 205 crore from multiple customers for Ultra-pure water and Waste water treatment project.
Global Markets:
European market declined ahead of the European Central Bank’s year-end policy meeting on Thursday.
The Bank of England, Sweden’s Riksbank, and Norway’s Norges Bank will also hold their last monetary policy decisions for 2025 this week.
The Asian market declined on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street declines as investors continued to rotate out of the artificial intelligence trade in the U.S.
Flash purchasing managers index numbers from S&P Global showed that business activity expanded at a slower pace in Australia in December, with the composite PMI falling to 51.1 from November’s 52.6.
Overnight in the U.S., the S&P 500 lost 0.16% after beginning the session in positive territory.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped marginally, while the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.59%.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index lost 167.20 points or 0.64% to 25,860.10.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 1.82% to 10.06.
Vedanta, HDFC Bank and Axis 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 lost 19.65 points or 0.08% to 26,027.30.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 1.40% to 10.25.
InterGlobe Aviation, Kaynes Technology India and HDFC Bank were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index declined 46.20 points or 0.18% to 25,986.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, shed 0.13% to 11.21.
HDFC Bank, JSW Steel and State Bank of India (SBI) were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
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.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index declined 143.55 points or 0.55% to 26,032.20.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 3.41% to 11.23.
HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and State Bank of India (SBI) were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index shed 27.20 points or 0.10% to 26,175.75.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 0.06% to 11.63.
HDFC Bank Reliance Industries and State Bank of India (SBI) were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
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.