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In freefall! Yes Bank crashes 20% after SC ruling on AT-1 bond write-off

Yes Bank is in focus.

· Business Standard Mkts

The dispute stems from the RBI-led reconstruction plan for Yes Bank in March 2020, under which AT1 bonds worth more than ₹8,300 crore were written down.

Yes Bank reported ₹8,300 crore, with movement of 20% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Against that, the stock is -14.1% on the day at ₹18.22, and has returned -9.8% over three months. It sits 28% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The banks sector has moved -3.5% over the same period, so Yes Bank is running 6.2 points behind its peers.

For Yes Bank, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the banks peer set alongside it.

  • With RBI involved, this carries a regulatory dimension that can outlast the immediate market reaction.
  • The company directly in focus is YESBANK.
  • Sector exposure: Banks.
  • The immediate tone of coverage reads negative.
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