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Bank Stocks Outlook for the week – 23 to 27.06.2014

Bank Stocks Outlook for the week – 23 to 27.06.2014
(www.rupeedesk.in)

Bank stocks are likely to be volatile next week due to expiry of the Nifty June futures
and options contract on Thursday. Bank stocks will largely move in tandem with the
market, which will take cues from developments in Iraq. Comments from the finance
ministry on the upcoming Budget will also be keenly tracked.Going ahead, we see the monsoon progress and the Budget to be the two most important
triggers for the markets. We feel that, a progressive budget as well as other reform
initiatives will likely lead to continued outperformance of Indian indices v/s emerging
market peers. Among stock specific, shares of State Bank of Travancore will be in focus
on Monday. Post market hours yesterday, the bank informed exchanges that its board
Has decided to cut the size of the rights issue of equity share to 4.85 bln rupees from 6.29
bln rupees approved earlier.
Next week, banks such ING Vysya Bank, Bank of Baroda, Allahabad Bank, Bank of
Maharashtra, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Corporation Bank, among others will be in
focus, as investors will eye the outcome of their annual general meetings.HDFC Bank,
which will hold its AGM on Wednesday, will also be in the spotlight as investors will
keenly await comments on the bank's pending proposal of raising foreign shareholding.