Rajiv Kumar’s journey: From Chief Election Commissioner to HDFC Bank’s part-time Chairman
HDFC Bank has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as part-time non-executive chairman.
HDFC Bank has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as part-time non-executive chairman.
Aroop Biswas has raised an apprehension that unauthorised persons may misuse signed cheques and sought status quo until a competent authority resolves the matter.
The combined market valuation of eight of the country's top-10 most valued companies surged by Rs 1.90 trillion last week, with ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest gainer, adding Rs 56,223 crore to take its valuation to Rs 9,61,297.77 crore.
During the morning session, the banking stock came down by 2.27 per cent to ₹761.25 apiece on the BSE. At 2:30 p.m., the stock was trading at ₹759.25, marking a decline of 2.52 per cent on the exchange.
HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Canara Bank and Punjab National Bank were among the major laggards, declining up to 3 per cent.
The combined market capitalisation of the top 10 most-valued companies surged by Rs 3.84 lakh crore last week, driven by a bullish trend in equities. HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel emerged as the top performers.
HDFC Bank announced on Saturday that it has reported a 6.7% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) rise in standalone net profit to Rs 17,616 crore for the January–March quarter of the financial year 2024–25 (Q4FY25), driven by growth in net interest income (NII) and lower provisions.
The market outlook for next week will be guided by several global and domestic factors such as q4 results, inflation data and updates on tariffs.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 75 lakh on HDFC Bank, the country’s largest private sector lender, for not complying with directions in the RBI’s Know Your Customer (KYC) master direction, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.
The combined market valuation of eight of the top 10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 3,09,244.57 crore last week.
