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System deposit growth has picked up to 3.5% QoQ/13.5% YoY (12.9% ex. HDFC merger), thereby narrowing the gap vs loan growth to 340bps from 540bps YoY. Based on prequarterly updates, deposit growth is strong at 3-16% QoQ and 7-42% YoY, driving LDR improvement of 25-600 bps across banks. CASA ratio also improved 40-255bps QoQ on seasonality, but is still down 1-10ppt YoY. While some of the seasonal gains will reverse in Q1, with improving cyclical factors analysts of IIFL Capital Services expect 13-14% system deposit growth in FY25. HDFC, SBI and ICICI rank high on our ‘liability franchise scorecard’, Axis is improving and Kotak is deteriorating

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In India, petrol and diesel pricing is influenced by factors such as freight charges, value-added tax (VAT), and local taxes.

On the nifty index, Eicher Motors, Hindustan Unilever, ONGC, Titan, and Divis Lab closed as the top gainers on Wednesday.

Here are some of the stocks that may see significant price movement today : Adani Enterprises, Paytm, Tata Communications, etc.

On Tuesday, April 16, the company's founder, Deepinder Goyal, revealed the news and discussed his plans for improving the client experience.

The broader market demonstrated resilience compared to the benchmark indices, as evidenced by the BSE MidCap index edging up by 0.05% and the BSE SmallCap index rising by 0.57%.

Despite challenges in attracting lower-cost deposits, Indian lenders face concerns about the impact on credit growth, given the high loan-to-deposit ratio, which typically funds a significant portion of bank assets in the country.

Consolidating the city's workforce under one roof, the centralised campus aims to foster collaboration and innovation in Londrina, where TCS has been present since 2018 with around 1,700 employees.

Pallia sold his one hundred thousand Wipro shares through a "market sale" on February 14 of this year.