HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Shriram Finance: Will big boys of banking, NBFCs be leaders in the next rally?

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Looking at the short-term price movement of a stock is neither a foolproof way nor a fundamental way to decide whether the worst is over for that stock. But in certain circumstances, it is perhaps the best way. It provides the first indication that the stock has a high probability of regaining lost glory. Some of the big boys of the financial sector are showing a similar trend. Now, fundamentally, these stocks have a proven track record but have been going through a period of value readjustment. And that phase seems to be over.

There was a time when every institutional investor used to brag about how they identified two stocks, both eventual wealth creators, early. The first was HDFC Bank and the second was Bajaj finance. But then came late 2021, and both these stocks, along with others from the same space, vanished from public discourse and not much was heard about them. Now, after underperforming for the past three years, some of the biggest wealth creators of the

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May 25, 2025, 02:04:00 PM IST

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