HDFC Bank climbs for third straight session, up 12% from last week’s Low

HDFC Bank shares rose for a third consecutive session, recovering about 12% from their low set the previous week, according to the headline. The move points to a rebound in a heavyweight Indian banking stock, which carries significant weight in the Nifty Bank and broader Nifty 50 indices. Such a sharp recovery in a bellwether lender typically reflects shifting investor sentiment toward domestic financials, often driven by expectations around credit growth, net interest margins and easing funding pressure. Because banks account for a large share of Indian equity index weightings, strength here can lift benchmark indices and draw inflows from foreign institutional investors reassessing valuations after a sell-off. Traders will watch the next RBI policy communication and upcoming quarterly credit growth and deposit data for confirmation of whether this rebound reflects a durable shift in fundamentals or a short-term technical bounce.

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