India's HDFC Bank on Wednesday said its merged loan book with Housing Development Finance Corporation stood at about 22.45 trillion rupees ($273.77 billion) as at the end of the June quarter.

HDFC Bank merged with HDFC on July 1 in a $40 billion merger, the largest in India's corporate history, entering the coveted list of the world's top 10 banks by market capitalisation.

The opposition BJP in Karnataka will stage protests against the alleged delay in implementation of the five poll promises made by the ruling Congress in the run-up to the assembly elections.

The agitation will take place both inside and outside the assembly simultaneously from Tuesday till July 14 when the session ends seeking effective implementation of the guarantees, according to BJP sources.

Shares of Bajaj Finance hit a 52-week high of Rs 7,916.70, soaring 8 per cent on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade, after the company's new loans booked during first quarter (April to June) of fiscal 2023-24 (Q1FY24) grew by 34 per cent to 9.94 million as compared to 7.42 million in Q1FY23.

The stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 7,777, touched on September 22, 2022. Meanwhile, shares of Bajaj Finserv rallied 6 per cent to Rs 1,632.95 on the BSE in the intra-day trade. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.34 per cent at 65,427 at 09:35 AM.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has said he is yet to ascertain whether the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a part of the Shiv Sena-BJP government or is still in the Opposition.

On Sunday, senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar led a vertical split in the party to become deputy chief minister in the one-year-old Shiv Sena-BJP government, shocking his uncle Sharad Pawar, who founded the outfit 24 years ago after quitting the Congress.

Gold price fell Rs 110 in Tuesay's early trade, with 10 grams of the yellow metal (24-carat) trading at Rs 58,960, according to the GoodReturns website. Silver prices were also unchanged, with 1 kg of the precious metal selling at Rs 71,900.

The price of 22-carat gold also declined Rs 100 and the precious metal was trading at Rs 54,050.

Hinduja group firm IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL), the promoter of IndusInd Bank, announced on Monday its plans to raise $1.5 billion (about Rs. 12,300 crore) to increase its stake in the lender to 26 per cent from the current 15 per cent as well as fund its proposed acquisition of debt-laden Reliance Capital.

IIHL said in a statement that the strategic decision of its board “opens boundless opportunities” to expand its business horizon in India and other global geographies in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.

Telecom major Reliance Jio on Monday announced the launch of Jio Bharat, a device that will provide internet-enabled services on entry-level phones.

The internet-enabled phone has been priced at Rs 999. Jio is offering 30 per cent cheaper monthly plan and seven times more data compared to offers of other operators. Jio is offering a plan worth Rs 123 per month for unlimited voice calls and 14 GB data.

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday reiterated his claim that Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar who was sworn in as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra a day ago would soon replace Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Raut also said that 16 MLAs who were part of the split in Shiv Sena almost a year ago are going to be "disqualified".

Bengaluru-based Tresa Motors on Monday unveiled its first electric commercial vehicle, the Model V0.1.

The Model V0.1 is based on the company’s Axial Flux Motor Platform: FLUX350. These motors are renowned for their compact size and light-weight nature.

Shares of Suzlon Energy (Suzlon) hit an over five-year high of Rs 16.86, as they rallied 10 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. In past two trading days, the stock has surged 20 per cent after the brokerage firm ICICI Securities initiated the coverage on Suzlon with ‘Buy’ rating and a target price of Rs 22 per share.

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