RBI likely to continue status-quo on short-term lending rate, say experts

MUMBAI: Coming close on the heels of the interim budget which maintained the status quo on policy front, the Reserve Bank is likely to continue with the pause on the short-term lending rate in its upcoming bi-monthly monetary policy this week as retail inflation is still near the higher end of its comfort zone, say experts.It is almost a year since the Reserve Bank has kept the short-term lending rate or repo rate stable at 6.5 per cent. The benchmark interest rate was last raised in February 2023 to 6.5 per cent from 6.25 per cent to contain inflation driven mainly by global developments. The retail inflation in the current financial year has declined after touching a peak of 7.44 per…
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Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki, Bank Of Baroda Q3 Results Today — Earnings Estimates

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. will announce its results for the quarter ended December on Wednesday. The pharma major is likely to report a net profit of Rs 2,464.8 crore as against a revenue of Rs 12,339.9 crore for the third quarter, according to a survey of analysts’ estimates done by Bloomberg. The company had posted a revenue and net profit of Rs 2,166 crore and Rs 11,100 crore, respectively, for the same quarter last year.Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is expected to clock in a net profit of Rs 2,977.5 crore and revenue of Rs 33,469.8 crore for the December quarter, according to consensus estimates. The auto manufacturer reported a net profit of Rs 2,391.5 crore as against a…
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Strong merit in growing household credit: BoB report

There is strong merit in growing household credit as it has positive effects on consumption and hence GDP growth, Bank of Baroda’s economic research department said in a report. Given the higher ratios for the developed countries, there is plenty of scope to augment this segment of credit by banks, per the report.“But also it is imperative that there are no disruptions in terms of asset quality as such shocks can push the system back.“This is how the recent RBI move (increase in risk weights on certain segments of consumer credit by banks and NBFCs as well as bank credit to NBFCs) can be viewed as it brings in growth with discipline,” Dipanwita Mazumdar, Economist, BoB,…
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Source: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/strong-merit-in-growing-household-credit-bob-report/article67727216.ece/amp/

Bank of Baroda Q3 Results: Net profit jumps 19% to Rs 4,579 crore, beats analysts estimates; shares hit record high ,Companies News, Business News

Bank of Baroda Q3 FY24 Results: Bank of Baroda, the country’s second largest public sector lender by market capitalisation (mcap), reported a standalone net profit of Rs 4,579.3 crore for the October-December period, an increase of 18.9 per cent compared with the corresponding period a year ago that was much higher than analysts’ expectations. The earnings announcement helped the stock build on its intraday gain to rise by as much as Rs 9.2, or 3.9 per cent, to scale a record high of Rs 246.5 apiece on BSE.  
COMMERCIAL BREAKSCROLL TO CONTINUE READINGIts net interest income, or the difference between interest earned and interest paid, came in at Rs 11,101.3 crore for the fiscal…
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Bank of Baroda stocks: Buy Bank of Baroda, target price Rs 290: Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal has buy call on Bank of Baroda with a target price of Rs 290. The current market price of Bank of Baroda is Rs 245.95. Bank of Baroda, incorporated in the year 1911, is a banking company (having a market cap of Rs 126362.23 Crore). Bank of Baroda key Products/Revenue Segments include Interest & Discount on Advances & Bills, Income From Investment, Interest and Interest On Balances with RBI and Other Inter-Bank Funds for the year ending 31-Mar-2023. Financials For the quarter ended 31-12-2023, the company reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 35083.98 Crore, down -1.91 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 35766.00 Crore and up 15.59 % from last year same quarter…
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Source: https://m.economictimes.com/markets/stocks/recos/buy-bank-of-baroda-target-price-rs-290-motilal-oswalnbsp/amp_articleshow/107313078.cms

PNB enters top 50 most-valuable stocks' club; overtakes BOB in market cap – Business Standard

PNB enters top 50 most-valuable stocks’ club; overtakes BOB in market cap  Business Standard
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Bank of Baroda Q3 Results Review

NDTV Profit’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages, asset managers and research agencies. These reports offer NDTV Profit’s subscribers an opportunity to expand their understanding of companies, sectors and the economy.Bank of Baroda was already well provided for wage hike and hence, there were no incremental provisions over above run rate:Wage hike provisions for the quarter amounted to Rs 4.25 billion, which is essentially a normalized run rate provision. The assumption for wage hike has been 18% since June and the actual hike proved to be 17%. Wage hike provisions were higher by only Rs 0.65…
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