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<ul><li><keyword id="6355975" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="axis-bank">Axis Bank</keyword>’s share price is up by over 6% in early morning trade.</li><li>The jump in stock value comes after the bank revealed that its moratorium book was only 9.7% of the total portfolio in terms of value. </li><li>Axis Bank has also built up buffers to the tune of $900 million to address stressed assets and COVID-19 contingency.</li></ul>Axis Bank’s share price rallied over 6% in early morning trade, reacting to its Q1 earnings posted last evening. The primary concern over asset quality was assuaged when the bank disclosed that only 9.7% total portfolio consisted of loans that had opted for the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) moratorium. <div type="image" title="axis bank stock price (1)" msid="77100086" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Axis Bank stock price surges by over 6%&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Analysts are now positive about Axis Bank’s growth and have increased their earnings estimates based on the bank’s strong net interest income (NII) growth and sequential decline in provisions. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brokerage </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Target Price </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Motilal Oswal Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 600 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IDBI Capital </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 530 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 565 </td></tr></tbody></table> 90% of the customers who opted for the second moratorium are the same as the ones who opted for the first moratorium. Nonetheless, management said that Axis Bank remains cautious which is why it has a provision buffer of nearly $900 million and is building up a solid war chest. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77086850" title="Axis Bank has set aside over $900 million fearing COVID-19 may sour loans" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> In June, 80% of corporate clients and 70% of customers in retail who had opted for the moratorium successfully paid the interest on their loans. The bank’s Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio and Net Non-Performing Assets (NNPA) ratio has also improved over last quarter. <div type="image" title="Axis bank GNPA NNPA" msid="77100109" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Axis Bank&amp;#39;s GNPA and NNPA ratios over the last five quarters&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> This has helped boost the provisions coverage ratio (PCR) to 75%, an increase of 576 basis points (bps) over the last quarters. A hundred bps make up 1%. “Post near term stress taking shape, we expect the book to normalize and improve thereon,” said IDBI Capital’s review. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/axis-bank-has-set-aside-over-900-million-fearing-covid-19-may-sour-loans/articleshow/77086850.cms">Axis Bank has set aside over $900 million fearing COVID-19 may sour loans</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/hdfc-bank-share-price-rises-on-bond-issue-and-increase-in-provision/articleshow/77061426.cms">HDFC Bank is beefing up capital and provision to cushion a spike in bad loans post moratorium — and that’s helping its share price</a>

Axis Bank share price surges over 6% after earnings reveal that only 9.7% of its loans are exposed to the moratorium

<ul><li>At 7:40 am, the SGX Nifty was up 0.12%, indicating a positive start for Nifty50. </li><li>Here’s a list of stocks to watch for in trade today. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian stock-market indices are likely to start on a stronger note on Wednesday, led by positive cues from the global markets. At 7:40 am, the SGX Nifty was up 0.12%, indicating a positive start for Nifty50. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/dow-jumps-338-points-as-mitch-mcconnell-pledges-to-get-stimulus-deal-done/articleshow/79749308.cms">US stocks extended earlier gains</a> on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to get a fiscal stimulus deal done before Congress takes a break for the holidays. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 337 points higher, and the S&amp;P 500 was up 1.29%. These are the stocks to watch out for during the trading session today: IDBI Bank IDBI Bank has set the floor price at ₹40.63 per share for its proposed qualified institutional placement (QIP) and downsized the fundraise by two-thirds to ₹2,000 crore. The bank’s board at its meeting on October 29 had proposed to raise ₹6,000 crore by issuing shares through QIP. Punjab National Bank Punjab National Bank (PNB) has set the floor price for its proposed QIP of ₹7,000 crore at ₹37.35 per share. PNB committee would meet on Friday to consider and determine the issue price for the equity shares, including a discount, if any, to be allotted to Qualified Institutional Buyers, pursuant to the QIP (qualified institutional placement). Indian Bank The state-owned Indian Bank declared the account of IL&amp;FS Financial Services (IFIN) as fraud with outstanding dues of ₹408 crore, and reported it to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Axis Bank Axis Bank has clarified that it has complied with its underwriting practices and approval processes for any exposure taken in relation to SREI Equipment Finance and SREI Infra Finance. SREI Group’s outstanding dues to the bank stand at ₹800 crore. Embassy Office Parks REIT Embassy Office Parks REIT plans to raise $500 million (around ₹3,700 crore) through the sale of units to institutional investors through QIP to fund its acquisition of commercial asset Embassy TechVillage in Bengaluru. Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (M&amp;M) Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (M&amp;M) said it would increase the price of its passenger and commercial vehicles, across models from January 1. PVR PVR to consider fundraising via various methods at its board meeting on December 18. Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Mrs Bectors Food Specialities IPO sees an overall subscription of 3.72 times on the first day of bidding. JSPL Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has appointed Hemant Kumar as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and key managerial personnel from Tuesday. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/interview-home-recipes-that-are-set-for-a-7-million-ipo-mrs-bectors-food-is-no-cookie-cutter/articleshow/79721783.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink"> INTERVIEW: Home recipes that are set for a $73 million IPO⁠— Mrs Bector’s Food is no cookie cutter</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-reliance-industries-mukesh-ambani-spoke-but-had-no-chemistry/articleshow/79739547.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Zuckerberg spoke to Ambani but there was no chemistry — even with a multi-million dollar partnership between them</a>

Top stocks to watch — IDBI Bank, PNB, Axis Bank, M&M, Embassy REIT, PVR, and others

<ul><li>State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and other banking stocks are treading on the side of caution ahead of the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword>’s hearing on moratoriums loans today. </li><li>ICICI Bank is the worst hit with its share price dipping by more than 2%.</li><li>The Supreme Court is yet to pass a verdict on whether the moratorium should be extended and if interest on interest should be charged. </li></ul>The Supreme Court is set to resume its hearing on waiving interest on loans that availed moratorium during the coronavirus pandemic today. The last time around, the bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan indicated that it was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/supreme-court-inclined-to-excuse-moratorium-interest-on-interest-as-it-gives-the-government-another-two-weeks-to-file-detailed-affidavit/articleshow/78033878.cms">‘inclined’ to excuse the ‘interest on interest.’</a> However, since then, the hearing has been postponed twice to give the government, <keyword id="6354335" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> (RBI) and other stakeholders more time to file their response. Banking stocks are cautious in trade ahead of the hearing, most of them in the red. <keyword id="4774972" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="icici-bank-share-price">ICICI Bank share price</keyword> is down by as much as 2%, while others remain largely unchanged. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% change in share price </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-2.33% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">State Bank of India (SBI) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.06% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.03% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-0.42% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-4.0% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Share price as of 10:10am on BSE According to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, a committee had been formed at the ‘highest levels’ to decide on moratorium extension, interest during the moratorium, interest on interest, and other issues related to the moratorium period. The RBI’s stance on loan moratorium In its affidavit, the RBI told the Supreme Court that extending the moratorium beyond six months will impact overall credit discipline and have a ‘debilitating impact’ on the credit creation process. On the issue of compound interest, the RBI asserted that waiver of the same would result in ‘significant economic costs’ for banks to absorb. The larger ripple effect may lead to implications for borrowers and undermine broader financial stability. Central government’s take on loan moratorium The central government asserted that it would waive compound interest (interest on interest) during the moratorium period for MSMEs and personal loans up to ₹2 crore in its affidavit filed ahead of the last hearing. However, Senior Advocate C. Aryama Sundaram argued that the real estate sector is completely left out of the scope. The bench was also not pleased, highlighting that the central government’s affidavit did not provide the necessary details regarding the questions asked by the court earlier. 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SBI, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and other bank stocks tread caution as they wait with bated breath for Supreme Court verdict on moratorium

<ul><li>The SGX Nifty was up 0.47% at 7:50 am, indicating a higher start for Nifty50. </li><li>Here’s a list of stocks to watch for in trade today. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider. </a></li></ul>Amidst positive cues from the Asian markets, the Indian equities are likely to open higher on Monday. The SGX Nifty was up 0.47% at 7:50 am, indicating a higher start for Nifty50. The Hang Seng Index was trading at 0.64% higher at 7:50; even markets in Australia were trading in the green. These are the stocks to watch out for during the trading session on November 2: Reliance Industries (RIL) Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) reported a 32.5% year-on-year decline in its standalone net profit to ₹6,546 crore. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/reliance-industries-ril-second-quarter-earnings-profit-and-revenue/articleshow/78955070.cms">Refining and petrochemicals</a>, which together make for over three-fourth of the company’s revenue, took a major hit during the quarter. Jio and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/news/reliance-retail-clocks-nearly-as-much-revenue-as-a-year-earlier-as-covid-shock-abates-but-the-amazon-threat-looms/articleshow/78955666.cms">Reliance Retail</a> continue to be the shining star in RIL’s portfolio — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/reliance-jio-beats-vodafone-idea-but-falls-well-short-of-airtels-revenue-growth-in-the-september-quarter/articleshow/78955325.cms">Jio </a>recorded a 32% y-o-y growth, and Retail was up 42%. The shares of RIL ended 2% higher on Friday. Future Retail More developments in the ongoing legal tussle between Reliance, Future Retail against Amazon. Future Retail has informed Indian stock exchanges BSE and NSE that Amazon’ entirely misconceived’ the agreement between Amazon and Kishore Biyani (CEO of Future Group) same as between Future Retail and its promoters. The filing said that the stock exchanges must not take into cognisance the order of a Singapore arbitration court. RIL has also set aside ₹1500 crore for future group arbitration, it said in the quarterly filing to stock exchanges. The shares of Future Retail ended flat on Friday. ICICI Bank ICICI Bank reported an over six-fold jump in its standalone net profit at ₹4,251 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. The bank had posted a net profit of ₹655 crore during the same quarter last year. The company’s total standalone income stood at ₹23,650.77 crore, it said in a regulatory filing. The shares of ICICI Bank ended 1.60% lower on Friday. IndusInd Bank IndusInd Bank reported over 53% decline in its standalone net profit at ₹647.04 crore in the quarter ended September 30. The bank’ ’s gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) slightly increased to 2.21% of the gross advances as of September 30 from 2.19% in the year-ago period. The shares of IndusInd Bank ended 0.59% lower on Friday. Axis Bank Axis Bank on Friday said that it had revised the agreement with Max Financial, the promoter of Max Life after the Reserve Bank did not allow it to acquire 17% stake in Max Life Insurance directly. The lender said it will now acquire a 19% stake in the insurance firm along with its subsidiaries. The shares of Axis Bank ended 0.58% lower on Friday. Maruti, Tata Motors, M&amp;M, Hero and other auto stocks The automakers post strong sales numbers on the back of festive season uptick. India’s biggest automaker Maruti Suzuki said it sold 182,448 vehicles in October, an increase of nearly 19% compared to the same period last year. Hero MotoCorp also registered its highest-ever monthly sales in October. The two-wheeler maker reported a 35% rise in its domestic wholesales at 7.91 lakh units. Tata Motors sales were highest in at least 99 months. The company sold 80% more vehicles compared to last year. Although, Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (M&amp;M) was down 14.52% (YoY) as the commercial vehicle segment continued to bear the brunt. The shares of Maruti and Hero ended 3% lower on Friday, whereas Tata Motors was up 1%, M&amp;M was up 0.47%. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/where-biden-and-trump-stand-in-the-polls-2-days-out-from-the-election/articleshow/78989788.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Where Biden and Trump stand in the polls 2 days out from the election</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/futuristic-architecture-entertainment-hubs-and-kinetic-solar-panels-this-is-what-spaceports-could-look-like-if-commercial-space-flights-become-a-reality/articleshow/78983110.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Futuristic architecture, entertainment hubs and kinetic solar panels: This is what spaceports could look like if commercial space flights become a reality</a>

Top stocks to watch — RIL, Future Retail, Hero Moto, Maruti, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, and others

<ul><li><keyword id="151330" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bank-Nifty">Bank Nifty</keyword>, the index of India's top banking stocks, is down 7% for the week hours before the trading on Friday concluded.</li><li>IndusInd Bank topped the list of weekly losers with a cut of nearly 20%.</li><li>Fitch estimates that a total of ₹5.5 trillion, about 5.7% of India's total outstanding loans, may witness defaults due to the economic stress dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic. </li><li>The Reserve Bank of India brought the interest rates down for the fifth time in a year to 4% now, the lowest since 2000.</li></ul>Bank Nifty, the index of India's top banking stocks, is down 7% for the week hours before the trading on Friday concluded. IndusInd Bank topped the list of weekly losers with a cut of nearly 20%. Shareholders of Indian banks are dumping their stock fearing a fresh surge in loan defaults as ₹2 in every ₹5 is lent to sectors like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/from-spicejet-to-oyo-to-mahindra-all-want-msme-tag-for-partners/articleshow/75821961.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">tourism, hotels, and restaurants</a>, which are part of the medium-to-high-risk segments in the post-COVID world. The sell-off in banking stocks escalated on Friday (May 22) despite <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/personal-finance/news/interest-payments-on-home-loans-car-loans-and-others-extended-by-another-three-months-by-rbi/articleshow/75884387.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">the fifth cut in benchmark interest rates</a> in a year by the Reserve Bank of India. The <keyword id="43352" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Repo-rate">repo rate</keyword>, the interest that the central bank charges for lending money to banks, is now at 4%, the lowest since 2000. <div type="image" title="interest rates" msid="75884429" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The benchmark interest rates in India have never been as low as 4% since the turn of the century.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Not just that, the government also announced <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/india-puts-a-pause-on-new-bankruptcy-cases-for-a-year-and-other-changes-that-will-cap-the-rise-in-bad-loans/articleshow/75785508.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">a pause on classifying loan defaults as bad loans</a>, and initiating new insolvency cases, for the next one year due to the debilitating impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. However, none of these measures were good enough for the markets. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75883216" title="DMart's quarterly sales may fall 25% but the shares are already up 35% ⁠— the retailer is now bigger than Maruti, Nestle and HCL Tech" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> These are the top losers on the Bank Nifty this week: <table style="width: 188pt;"> </colgroup> <tbody><tr> <td class="xl63" style="height:15.0pt;width:95pt">Stock </td> <td class="xl63" style="border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; width: 93pt;">This week</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">IndusInd Bank</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">-19.19%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Federal Bank</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">-14.63%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Axis Bank</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">-13.28%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">RBL Bank</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">-11.29%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Bank of Baroda</td><td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">-9.98%</td></tr></tbody></table> The stocks look cheap as the Bank Nifty has already lost over 46% this year so far, but as ICICI Securities put it in a report dated May 13, "valuations are tempting but the risks outweigh rewards." Indian banks had barely cleaned up the massive pile of unpaid loans from the country’s corporates. The total non-performing assets (NPA) in India was estimated at over ₹9 lakh crore at the end of September 2019. The coronavirus pandemic is spiralling into an economic crisis that may bring a fresh wave of defauts ⁠— this time from the small borrowers. Fitch estimates that <a href="https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/banking-sector-beginning-new-npa-cycle-in-aftermath-of-covid-19-ind-ra-120052200246_1.html" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">a total of ₹5.5 trillion, about 5.7% of India's total outstanding loans,</a> may witness defaults due to the economic stress dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also added that every government-owned bank in India will need an additional capital of ₹30,000 crore to ₹55,000 crore. In an exclusive chat with <a href="https://twitter.com/BiIndia/status/1248562052337033216">Business Insider on April 10</a>, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba-backed Paytm, said this will be the ‘biggest nightmare’ for India in 2020. With the <keyword id="30067" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="RBI">RBI</keyword> extending the <keyword id="117489" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="moratorium">moratorium</keyword> on loan repayments till August 31, it is likely that more borrowers may take the option. <div type="image" title="moratorium" msid="75885416" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If more borrowers opt to defer loan repayments, it will hurt banks&amp;#39; earnings in the short term. They may earn interest on the prolonging of the loan tenure.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Moreover, the chiefs of major lenders like Axis Bank and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/kotak-mahindra-bank-q4-profit-down-4-pc-to-rs-1952-cr/articleshow/75712873.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Kotak Mahindra Bank</a> have already said that they will be more cautious while making loans hereon, and that will have an impact on future earnings of the banks too. Even the corporate lobby says that the interest rate cuts are good, but not good enough. "...a new phenomenon is visible," ASSOCHAM Secretary General Mr Deepak Sood said. "Along with the risk aversion by the banks to lend, even the borrowers are apprehensive about increasing debts on their balance sheets in the face of a grave economic situation... Under such circumstances, restructuring of debts on a wider scale and a willingness to share the grave consequences of the global pandemic are essential." All in all, the business environment for banks seems to fraught with risks and investors don't have the appetite for it. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/personal-finance/news/interest-payments-on-home-loans-car-loans-and-others-extended-by-another-three-months-by-rbi/articleshow/75884387.cms?upache=2">No EMI payments for six months as RBI extends moratorium on loans repayments till August 31</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/yes-bank-share-price-net-loss-and-drop-in-deposits-post-q4-earnings/articleshow/75590798.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Yes Bank fears more deposits may disappear when COVID-19 moratorium ends and people start repaying loans</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/axis-bank-q4-earnings-show-bad-loans-ease-but-ceo-amitabh-chaudhry-maintains-caution/articleshow/75429938.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Axis Bank CEO says lending will be 'cautious' despite easing stress from bad loans in the latest fourth quarter</a>

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