Axis Bank and Bandhan Bank announce finance chief exits

Axis Bank’s CFO Puneet Sharma and Bandhan Bank’s CFO Rajeev Mantri both resigned within a day of each other, each citing career growth reasons. Sharma exits on 31 August after over six years at Axis, while Mantri will continue till 25 September. Two private-sector lenders saw their chief financial officers resign within a day of…

RBI injects ₹79,256 crore into banking system via overnight VRR auction

The liquidity injected was much lower than the notified amount of ₹1 trillion, despite the sharp drop in surplus liquidity in the banking system due to advance tax payments The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday infused ₹79,256 crore transient liquidity into the banking system through overnight variable rate (VRR) auction.   The RBI…

Silver price crosses Rs 2 lakh mark for first time, here’s the outlook and risks ahead

Silver rates hit a record high of Rs 2,00,362 per kg on the MCX today rising Rs 1420 against the previous close of Rs 1,98,942.  Prices of silver crossed the Rs 2 lakh per kg mark on MCX for the first time ever tracking the broader uptrend in precious metals. Silver rates hit a record…