Bank stocks rally as RBI pushes for forex assets

MUMBAI: Bank stocks surged across the board on Tuesday following RBI’s operational guidelines for a special foreign currency non-resident (bank) or FCNR(B), swap window, with public sector lenders leading the rally. Bank of Baroda rose 5.7%, Canara Bank 4.3%, and Punjab National Bank 3.7%, while Bankex, BSE’s index for the sector, climbed 2.2% against a more modest 0.5% gain in the sensex.

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