INDIAN banks witnessed significant gains in market capitalization during the AprilJune quarter of 2025, driven by falling interest rates and increased liquidity, which collectively attracted investor confidence.
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, 18 of the top 20 Indian lenders, including the nation’s three largest, saw their market cap rise.
HDFC Bank Ltd, India’s largest bank by market cap, registered a strong 9.70 per cent increase in its market capitalisation. Its private sector counterpart, ICICI Bank Ltd., also posted a healthy gain of 7.43 per cent.
State Bank of India, the country’s biggest lender by assets, saw its market cap climb by 6.33 per cent.
The positive sentiment in the banking sector mirrored broader market trends, with India’s benchmark Nifty 50 index rising 8.5 per cent and the Nifty Bank index, comprising the most liquid and largest Indian banks, surging 11.1 per cent over the same period.
Global investor confidence was also buoyed by expectations that planned tariff measures by US President Donald Trump would be less disruptive to global supply chains than initially anticipated.
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