The recovery in profit after tax (PAT) will be led by an uptick in interest income where the bank is seen to report a net interest income of Rs 12,926 crore, up by 10.60% on a year-on-year basis, the average estimates revealed.
Mirae Asset Mutual Fund (MF), ICICI Prudential MF, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, Norges Bank, Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore Pte, Societe Generale, Blackstone, BofA Securities Europe SA were the buyers of Axis Bank shares. Get more Companies News and Business News on Zee Business.
Bain Capital is offering Axis Bank shares for Rs 1,071-Rs 1,076.05 a share. The private equity firm will exit the lender after more than six years of its investment in the latter.
Bain Capital acquired its stake in Axis Bank in November 2017. BofA Securities India is the sole bookrunner. In June, Bain Capital sold a 0.7% stake in Axis Bank at an average price of Rs 968 per share, aggregating Rs 2,178 crore. Prior to this, the private equity firm had sold a 1.2% stake in October 2022.
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, and HDFC Bank rose over 1% each while Bank of Baroda, PNB, SBI, and Bandhan Bank saw selling pressure. Bouncing back, Nifty Bank rose 185 points to close at 46,785