"Investors have re-rated banks on a sectoral basis, initiated a huge flight into the safety of short-term (Treasury) notes, and options pricing reflects those fears," said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.

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According to an RBI analysis on households' financial asset holdings, 53% are held in bank deposits.

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The main office and all branches of Silicon Valley Bank will reopen on March 13 and all insured depositors will have full access to their insured deposits no later than Monday morning.

​The bank had a negative cash balance of $958 million at the close of business on March 9

The bank now has time until September 2024 to reduce stake. ICICI Bank announced on Friday that it has received approval from the RBI in a letter dated March 10, 2023 extending the deadline. Initially, the bank was required to divest its stake in ICICI Lombard General Insurance by September 2023 to 30% from 48.02%, in accordance with RBI regulations.

Silicon Valley Bank's website calls Becker a "champion of the innovation economy." In a video for the BBC in December, Becker said his best career advice was for job seekers to build a skill-set around the innovation economy in fields like computer programming and project management.

Following the 2008 demise of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing financial meltdown, US regulators required major banks to hold additional capital in case of trouble. US and European authorities also organize regular "stress tests" designed to uncover vulnerabilities at the largest banks.

The fixed income segment saw outflows of ₹13,815 crore, led by liquid and ultra-short-term funds, which saw redemptions of ₹11,304 crore and ₹2,429 crore, respectively, with many investors preferring to lock into bank deposits, where rates have moved up sharply and there is visibility of returns.

He sold 12,451 shares on February 27. It is the first time in more than a year that Becker had sold shares in parent company SVB Financial Group, state regulatory filings

The main office and all branches of Silicon Valley Bank will reopen on March 13 and all insured depositors will have full access to their insured deposits no later than Monday morning, the FDIC said.

The lower threshold can be a challenge for ultimate beneficiaries as lowering ownership below 10% in a fund could mean losing control over the entity. Bankers think investors who want to hide their identities may add a few more layers to dilute the eventual ownership below 10%.

The KBW bank index, which tracks the stocks of 24 major banks, was also lower and, after falling each day of the week, ended with a loss of more than 15%. The largest Wall Street banks held up better Friday, with the concern focused on a handful of smaller institutions.

The non-farm payrolls report showed the U.S. economy added jobs last month, when average hourly earnings rose 0.2% after gaining 0.3% in January, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.6%.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was appointed as receiver

According to sources, JPMorgan has received dozens of client calls seeking to switch from SVB to the company. But, news is not all good for potential beneficiaries

On Friday, the Sensex benchmark index closed with a decline of approximately 671 points at 59,135. As a result of this market downturn, 7 stocks belonging to the BSE midcap index experienced a drop in their trading value to reach their new 52-week lows. This metric is significant for certain traders and investors who utilize it as a technical indicator to evaluate a stock's present worth and forecast its future price trajectory.

During instances of high volatility in stocks, exchanges move them to short-term or long-term additional surveillance framework to safeguard investors from speculative trades.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) announced on Friday that 10,980 entities had settled cases pertaining to alleged manipulation of illiquid stock options. The scheme was initially kept open for a period of three months from August 22 to November 21 and it was later extended till January 21, 2023, considering the interest of a large number of entities to avail the scheme. Sebi noted several instances of trades by a set of entities trading in the options segment of certain stocks listed on

Fed funds futures pointed to a quarter-point rate hike as the most likely outcome of the central bank's meeting this month after the Labor Department report, from a better-than-even chance of a bigger half-point rate hike seen earlier. Traders also pared expectations for the Fed to ultimately raise rates any higher than 5.5%

The crisis erupted earlier this week when the bank launched a share sale to strengthen its balance sheet

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 69.72 points to open at 32,185.14

The brutal rout in the lender's stock spilled over into other U.S. and European banks as the episode spread concern about hidden risks in the sector and its vulnerability to the rising cost of money.The S&P 500 banks index dropped 6.6% on Thursday and was set to open lower again on Friday

Secondary sale of shares could happen as early as Monday; at CMP stake worth Rs 3380 cr

HUL’s annual turnover and profits have more than doubled since 2013 under Mehta’s stewardship

Equity mutual funds attracted Rs 15,685 crore in February, making it the highest net infusion in nine months. This is higher than Rs 12,546 crore inflow seen in January and Rs 7,303 crore reported in December. February also saw the 24th straight month of inflows into equity-oriented mutual fund schemes, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on Friday

SVB claimed its deposits were dropping faster than expected owing to increased spending by clients, mainly technology and healthcare startups

Options data suggests a broader trading range between 17,000 to 17,800 zones, while an immediate trading range in between 17,200 to 17,600 zones.

Closing Bell: Sensex plunges for 2nd straight session, ends 671 pts lower; Nifty below 17,450; TaMo rises 4%, HDFC Bank falls 3%.

Bear rampage saw the stock nosedive 60% in trade on Thursday and wiped out over $80 billion of its market value.Not only the shares, but even the bond prices of the group collapsed and created a panic in the market.

The board has declared an equity dividend of Rs 30 per share in the past 12 months, resulting in a yield of 1.05%. Shares of the company are traded 0.48% lower at Rs 2,848 apiece on NSE

The consensus report projected top-15 stocks to be contributing 68% to the potential target price upsides of the Top-100 set while the remaining 32% to be contributed by next 85 stocks.

Bharti Airtel is expected to benefit from an improving tariff outlook and a probable duopoly in the telecom sector. The company has seen significant market share improvement among its 4G user base and the share gains are likely to accelerate in 5G rollout. Jefferies has upgraded Bharti Airtel to "buy" with an upside potential of 16% from the current levels on expectations that hikes in voice tariffs and improving tariff outlook should aid the telco.

​"Ongoing delays in Vedanta Resources' refinancing efforts and its continued reliance on dividend receipts are depleting liquidity at its operating subsidiaries," Moody's said.

"Gold price premium charged by Tanishq in top 9 cities has reduced by about 50% (to 1-3%) due to the rise in competitive intensity from national and local jewellery retailers. We estimate about 20% of Titan's fair value in DCF is contributed by gold price premium, which is at risk now," ICICI Securities said.

​"Ongoing delays in Vedanta Resources' refinancing efforts and its continued reliance on dividend receipts are depleting liquidity at its operating subsidiaries," Moody's said.

The Nikkei stock market in Japan fell 1.67% on Friday, after the central bank's decision to maintain stimulus settings hurt their profit outlook. The decline was broad-based, with every sector of the index declining. Financials were the worst hit, with a 4.4% plunge.

The embattled bank's stock fell to 2.463 Swiss francs on the Swiss Market Index amid the sell-off.

​"Ongoing delays in Vedanta Resources' refinancing efforts and its continued reliance on dividend receipts are depleting liquidity at its operating subsidiaries," Moody's said.

The European banking index hit a six-week low after U.S. tech-industry lender SVB Financial Group launched a share sale to shore up its balance sheet due to declining deposits from startups struggling for funding

At a time when uncertainty looms over the industry, led by high inflation, unpredictable monsoons, continued weak rural sales, and delay in commodity costs decline, ITC’s earnings performance in the last couple of years and FY24 shines like a beacon, said Motilal Oswal.

"This impacted sentiments, and banking stocks took a beating on concerns that rising interest rates might trigger loan repayment defaults. This is a US-specific issue and will not have an impact on Indian banking stocks. But the sentiment impact can be negative," he cautioned.

These small cap companies have shown an improvement in their SR score at a time when markets have been overwhelmed by news and other developments. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation of “buy” or "strong buy".

Rishi Chopra, spokesperson of Swan Energy, said the agreement will enhance the rental earning capabilities of the vessel, and therefore the net revenue from the rental will strengthen our profitability position.

Some of the initial outperformers in the stock market rally which started after covid outbreak, were from the textile sector. With a number of companies getting benefits under the PLI scheme, interest on the street in this sector is still high. This list is drawn from Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, with over 4,000 listed stocks along with detailed company analysis focusing on five key components - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum.

In the meantime, shares of Adani Total Gas, Adani Transmission, and Adani Green Energy were locked in 5% upper circuit limits. Those trading with a negative bias include NDTV, Adani Wilmar, and Ambuja Cements.