Societe Generale buys stake value Rs 79 crore in RBL Financial institution by way of bulk deal

French multinational financial institution Societe Generale on Thursday purchased over 31 lakh shares value Rs 79 crore in RBL Financial institution by way of bulk offers. The shares have been purchased at a worth of Rs 250.57 apiece which was a 2% low cost over the Tuesday closing worth.

Shares of RBL Financial institution right now ended at Rs 253 on the NSE, declining by Rs 2.40 or 0.94% amid weak market sentiments. Indian headline indices ended with sharp cuts on Thursday as US tariffs and month-to-month expiry weighed on the markets. The sell-off was seen throughout the board whereas extra outstanding in banks, IT and FMCG shares. Whereas Nifty fell 211.15 factors or 0.85% to shut at 24,500.90, the 30-stock S&P BSE Sensex completed at 80,080.57, declining by 705.97 factors or 0.87%.

RBL Financial institution witnessed a few bulk offers right now. In a single, Societe Generale purchased over 32.78 lakh shares whereas within the different, it offered over 1.29 lakh shares at a worth of Rs 251.19 per share. On the web foundation, it remained a purchaser.

RBL shares have delivered returns of 12% prior to now 12 months outperforming Nifty and Sensex, which have slid practically 2%, every. The inventory has been in high kind this yr, rallying 60% on the year-to-date foundation.

RBL Financial institution shares are at the moment buying and selling above their 200-day easy shifting common of Rs 1,867.4 whereas slipping under the 50-day SMA of Rs 1,986.1 based on Trendlyne knowledge. The inventory has traded with excessive volatility with 1-year beta of 1.2.

The non-public sector lender had reported a standalone web revenue of Rs 200.33 crore for the primary quarter ended June 2025, a 46% year-over-year decline in comparison with a revenue of Rs 371.52 crore in corresponding quarter of final yr, as weaker curiosity earnings and rising bills weighed on its efficiency.RBL Financial institution mentioned its Web Curiosity Revenue (NII) fell 13% YoY to Rs 1,481 crore from Rs 1,700 crore a yr in the past, and declined 5% sequentially in comparison with Rs 1,563 crore within the March 2025 quarter. The financial institution’s web curiosity margin (NIM) for Q1 FY26 stood at 4.50%.Working revenue declined 18% YoY to Rs 703 crore, with the financial institution attributing the contraction to a discount in unsecured lending and the influence of the current repo price minimize. In the meantime, working bills rose 12% YoY to Rs 1,847 crore, in comparison with Rs 1,646 crore in Q1 FY25.

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