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Indian Overseas Bank privatisation: What is the buzz about? Centre's rules and regulations for the process, explained

Indian Overseas Bank moved lower.

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While the Centre is considering reducing its stakes in four public sector banks to 75% to meet public-shareholding norms, it also plans to privatise at least two public lenders besides IDBI Bank.

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Indian Overseas Bank reported movement of 75%. 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 -4.0% on the day at ₹28.68, and has returned -13.7% over three months. It sits 29% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The banks sector has moved -4.2% over the same period, so Indian Overseas Bank is running 9.5 points behind its peers.

For Indian Overseas 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.

  • The company directly in focus is IOB.
  • Sector exposure: Banks.
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