SBI Approves Sale of 13.19% Stake in Yes Bank to SMBC

BENGALURU, India - May 12, 2025 - PRLog -- Market Pulse: Confirmed Uptrend

On April 17, Nifty confirmed a follow-through day, advancing approximately 1.77% on higher volume compared to the previous session, signaling renewed strength in the market. Similarly, Sensex is up around 1.96% on volume higher than the April 16th session. As a result, market status has been upgraded to Confirmed Uptrend.

Last Week's Market Action

Nifty, -1.39%; Sensex, -1.30%; Nifty Midcap 100, -0.90%; Nifty Smallcap 100, -2.17%; Model Portfolio, -0.62%.

Top gainers in the Nifty 50 were Tata Motors (+8.67%), Titan Company (+5.07%), L&T (+3.43%), Adani Ports (+3.09%), and Hero MotoCorp (+3.03%). The top losers included Sun Pharma (-4.62%), Asian Paints (-4.57%), IndusInd Bank (-4.08%), Jio Financial Services (-4.04%), and NTPC (-3.93%).

Among sectoral indices, the top gainers were Auto (+1.53%), Media (+1.30%), and Consumer Durable (+0.32%). On the flip side, Realty (-6.56%), Bank (-4.46%), Pharma (-2.57%) and Financial Services (-2.48%) lost the most.

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Key News & Earnings Updates

State Bank Of India (https://marketsmithindia.com/mstool/eval/sbin/evaluation.jsp#/) has approved selling its 13.19% stake in Yes Bank (https://marketsmithindia.com/mstool/eval/yesbank/evaluation.jsp#/) to Japan's SMBC for ₹8,889 crore.

Swiggy Ltd Q4 losses nearly doubled to ₹1,081 crore from ₹554 crore a year ago.

Bank Of India Q4 net profit surged 82% to ₹2,626 crore, driven by recoveries from written-off accounts.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories reported a 22% YoY rise in Q4 net profit to ₹1,594 crore.

Reliance Power posted a Q4 net profit of ₹126 crore, aided by lower expenses.

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