Sensex, Nifty Struggle; HDFC Twins Weigh

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Sensex, Nifty Struggle; HDFC Twins Weigh – Indian equity benchmarks were struggling dragged down by HDFC twins and ICICI Bank. However, the losses were capped as IT shares rose tracking weakness in Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar. The S&P BSE Sensex was trading 0.14 percent lower at 34,563 and the NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.2 percent to 10,590.

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RBI delaying year-end bonuses to the heads of top private banks — HDFC, ICICI and Axis Bank

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – RBI delaying year-end bonuses to the heads of top private banks — HDFC, ICICI and Axis Bank — Chief executive officers at HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd. and Axis Bank Ltd. —the nation’s largest private lenders by assets — are among bankers yet to receive bonuses for the financial year ended 31 March 2017, as the Reserve Bank of India hasn’t signed off on the proposed payments, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. They declined to give further details. Business Standard newspaper had previously reported the delays.                               

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HDFC To Raise Rs 1,900 Crore; Shares Rise

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – HDFC To Raise Rs 1,900 Crore; Shares Rise — India’s largest mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. is set to sell shares to institutional investors to raise about Rs 1,900 crore as part of its Rs 13,000-crore plan to mop up funds to invest in its banking and other subsidiaries.  

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