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M&M Financial is likely to be in focus as the company said it is expecting a 1% year-on-year decline in the overall disbursement in the second quarter.

Small finance banks and microfinance lenders are setting a cap of four live loans per borrower. This is a precautionary step to avoid defaults due to unsecured loan stress. The RBI has already raised concerns about rising delinquency levels and multiple live loans, prompting this move. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank follows this four-loan cap policy.

On Tuesday, the government reconstituted the six-member MPC, appointing three new external members for a four-year term. The new members are Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar. Singh is director, Delhi School of Economics, Bhattacharya an independent economist, was formerly chief economist at Axis Bank, while Kumar is director and chief executive at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi.

Indian mortgage lenders anticipate that new guidelines for the affordable home subsidy plan under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) will plug fund leakages and ensure benefits reach more end-users. The scheme will now offer a reduced total subsidy of ₹1.80 lakh over five years, aiming to curb misuse by builders and brokers.

The NSE Nifty dropped 2.12%, or 546.80 points, to close at 25,250.10. The BSE Sensex fell 2.10%, or 1,769.19 points, to close at 82,497.10. This is the highest fall in a day since August 5. Apart from JSW Steel and ONGC, all other Nifty stocks closed lower on Thursday. Both indices have declined over 3% in 5 sessions.

Japan’s MUFG has re-entered the race to acquire a majority stake in Yes Bank after its proposal to invest in HDB Financial was rejected. MUFG has submitted a non-binding offer and is conducting due diligence, negotiating mainly with Yes Bank and SBI.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Tuesday increased the minimum contract size in index derivatives to Rs 15 lakh from the current Rs 5 lakh, making options trading costlier. At the same time, it reduced weekly index product offerings to just one per exchange, seeking to curb frenzied speculation among retail traders.

The local unit weakened 14 paisa for the fourth consecutive day and ended at 83.96 per US dollar, versus its previous close of 83.82/$1, LSEG data showed. Likely central bank intervention kept the local currency from crossing the 84/$1 mark, traders said.

Domestic advances surged by 12.51% to reach Rs 9.39 lakh crore in the recent quarter, while deposits grew by 7.14% to hit Rs 11.50 lakh crore. Retail advances saw a significant jump of 20%, reaching Rs 2.32 lakh crore. This indicates strong growth in lending and deposit activity.

While investors in smaller Indian cities (beyond the top 30) are increasingly investing in mutual funds, they still represent just 19% of total assets under management. This suggests that although participation is rising, the average investment size from these regions remains lower compared to larger cities.