SBI gains momentum on the plans of enhancing credit assets abroad

13 Apr 2012 Evaluate

State Bank Of India (SBI) is currently trading at Rs 2265.00, up by 40.90 points or 1.84% from its previous closing of Rs 2224.10 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 2255.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 2274.70 and Rs 2240.05 respectively. So far 124226 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 2959.90 on 25-Apr-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs 1576.00 on 20-Dec-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 2274.70 and Rs 2090.20 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 151676.26 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 61.58% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 25.84% and 10.05% respectively.

 State Bank of India (SBI), country's largest public sector lender is planning to purchase loans from banks in the US and Europe to improve its credit assets abroad and profitability. It is likely to buy loans given mostly to Indian companies.

The bank seeks acquisitions and planning to expand the business due to record net interest margin for its international loans. Credit at State Bank's overseas offices expanded 21% last year, compared with a 17% increase at its local unit.

Better access to dollar funding which gives bank confidence that it will be able to widen the margins further. Shedding of assets by European and some American lenders in aftermath of the crisis gives bank an opportunity to buy them selectively. The lender will sell medium-term notes to raise up to $1 billion after May.

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