ICICI Bank is forecast to report a solid but measured Q4FY26, with brokerages projecting net profit growth of 2, 6% year-on-year and net interest income rising 4, 8% over the same period. The range reflects divergent assumptions on margin compression and credit cost trajectory rather than any fundamental deterioration. Loan growth and asset quality are broadly described as healthy across estimates. Net interest margin remains the central variable to watch: any compression would signal that deposit competition or rate dynamics are beginning to squeeze the spread. Deposit trends carry similar weight, as funding costs feed directly into NIM. Credit costs and provisioning levels will indicate whether the asset quality holds or whether early-stage stress is building in any segment. Analysts will also monitor management commentary on the retail and SME lending mix, given margin sensitivity in those books. The results will serve as an early benchmark for large private-sector bank performance in the quarter.
Indian startups raised $5.2 billion across 501 deals in H1 2026, down 9% in value but up 7% in deal count year-on-year, per the Inc42 Indian Tech Startup Funding Report. The drop is driven by fewer mega-rounds, while AI funding surged 317% and growth-stage deal activity hit a multi-year high.
The BSE Sensex fell 893 points and the Nifty 50 shed 279 points on June 30, 2026, wiping out roughly Rs 6 lakh crore in investor wealth in a single session. Both indices dropped 1.16%, closing at 76,200.68 and 23,824.10 respectively.
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares fell nearly 3% to Rs 397.6 after CEO Ashok Vaswani announced plans to exit the bank. Investor concern now centres on succession timing and whether the bank's ongoing digital and deposit-growth strategy will stay on track.
South Korea's Kospi dropped 3% at Monday's open while Japan's Nikkei fell 1%, as escalating US-Iran conflict triggered a broad risk-off move across Asian markets. South Korea's heavy reliance on Middle East oil imports makes it especially vulnerable to geopolitical shocks of this kind.
