MUMBAI: In the game of tag, it is rather unpleasant to be it. Indian banks are finding themselves being tagged with one too many risks and the anxiety among their investors is evident.
The Nifty bank index crashed over 6% on Monday and has hardly made a recovery today. The list of worries is long. To start with, the government’s economic package announced over a period of five days has been a disappointment to the market.
Most measures announced are either medium term in nature or may not have an effect beyond the margin. As such, the sectors most affected by the pandemic such as tourism, hospitality and even aviation have been largely ignored in the package.