Investors on Dalal Street were keenly awaiting the September 2025 quarter results of leading private sector banks, in a bid to analyse if these banks have been able to protect their key operational parameter, like net interest margin (NIM) and also bank credit growth. The above development comes at a time when RBI had cut repo rates in June 2025 and also taken various measures to boost overall bank lending.

HDFC Bank , the largest private sector bank, ended Friday trade 0.8% higher at Rs 1,002.5, and not too far from its 52-week high of Rs 1,018.2 that was reached on 30 July 2025.

The Squeeze on Margins and the Race for Growth

HDFC Bank, in its results declared on Saturday afternoon, for a key operational parameter, its NIM on interest earning assets was 3.4% on total assets in the Sep

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