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FIIs sell ₹41,000 cr in HDFC Bank, shift to public sector

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Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold ₹41,000 cr worth of shares in HDFC Bank, leading to significant outflows and a decline in its stock price. Conversely, they increased their stake in a major public sector bank, indicating a shift in investment strategy amid broader sector challenges. This rotation reflects changing investor preferences in India's banking sector.

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Sourcesnews.google.com

The market after the news

HDFCBANK closed −0.8% on the day of the news, from ₹768.65 to ₹762.45; Nifty −0.1% over the same session; futures OI +1.1%.

Bulletin at 07:04 IST on 19 May 2026. Every change is measured from ₹768.65, the last close before it, on 18 May. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • HDFCBANK close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
HDFCBANK closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it701.62768.65835.68axis spans 19%before the news · 18 May768.65Nifty 50HDFCBANKbulletinD0+1+3+512 May22 May3 JunFutures open interest, lotspeak 6.2 LReference close ₹768.65. 16 sessions from 12 May to 3 Jun; the price axis spans 19 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before18 May₹768.65basebase
On the day19 May₹762.45▼ −0.8%▼ −0.1%−0.7 pp difference
+1 session20 May₹759.50▼ −1.2%0.0%−1.2 pp difference
+3 sessions22 May₹766.80▼ −0.2%▲ +0.3%−0.5 pp difference
+5 sessions26 May₹778.90▲ +1.3%▲ +1.1%+0.2 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −0.3%−1.92 on 19 May
Day's range, % · ₹
1.4%≈ 11 high to low
Volume on the day
1.11×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +1.1%+6,000 lots · short build-up · price −0.8%
Futures OI open, lots
5.6 L19 May · 26 May expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+1.40+0.2% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.56from 0.59 the session before
Max pain
780from 780 the session before

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