Market Bizzz

The largest private sector bank in India is HDFC Bank, whose share price has been among those that have given investors multibagger returns over the previous ten years. But, during the 1.5 years, HDFC shares have disappointed investors.

Fed funds futures are still split on whether the Federal Reserve will hike or not at the next policy meeting in May, while pricing in a rate cut by Novemeber. That compared with an overwhelming bet on a 25 basis point hike a month ago before the banking volatility started.

The stake acquisition by the promoter helped shares of Quess Corp snap their 3-day losing streak and test a 1-month high of Rs 385. The stock ended 4% higher at Rs 357.50 on the NSE.Through separate deals, a mutual fund house, foreign portfolio investor, and life insurance company sold stake in Quess Corp.Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund sold 11,36,091 shares or 0.8% stake at Rs 383.79 a share.

Among the measures the market watchdog extended the MII [Market Infrastructure Institution] administered conciliation and arbitration mechanism to registered intermediaries / regulated entities and their investors / clients. It also allowed conducting proceedings in a hybrid mode along with streamlining the dispute resolution process and adoption of other measures to strengthen enforcement of awards

The FDIC had said that the deal would see Flagstar Bank assume substantially all of Signature Bank’s deposits, some of its loan portfolios and all 40 of its former branches. Roughly $60 billion of Signature Bank’s loans and $4 billion of its deposits would remain with it in receivership.

The dollar index, which tracks the currency against six major peers, was flat in early Asian trading, following drops of about 0.3% in each of the past two sessions. The weakness comes despite a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, which is also the result of ebbing demand for the safest assets.