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Market transactions by staff routine activity say RBL Bank as stock tanks 12% The total employee holding in the bank stood at around 3.46 crore shares as on 23 August, with over 25% of employees holding shares The bank's management had indicated possible corporate slippages to the tune of ₹1,000 crore in the coming quarters, during its Q1 results commentary A ‘priority sector’ problem brewing for YES Bank? The lender is said to have an exposure of about Rs 500 crore on account of loans to CCD. Most banks with exposure to the group said a significant portion of the debt was paid after Siddhartha sold his stake in IT services firm Mindtree for Rs 3,200 crore. But it’s not known how many banks individually loaned the company. Sources in the know said the loans were backed by the plantations and real estate.

S&P places IDBI Bank on credit watch negative owing to the capital breach IDBI was found in breach of its regulatory capital requirements after a substantial loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 However, the rating agency believes the breach is temporary

DHFL defaults on Rs 1,571 crore bond payments The company is estimated to be sitting on a debt-pile of over Rs 90,000 crore. DHFL has defaulted on its financial repayment obligations worth Rs 1,571 crore with regard to the issuance of bonds and commercial papers The non-banking financial company (NBFC) has defaulted on Rs 46.92 crore towards interest amount on secured NCDs (9.92 percent and 9.40 per cent/10 year tenor); on NCDs issued through a public issue for multiple tenors of amount involving the interest of Rs 363.77 crore and the principal amount of Rs 1,059.91 crore. CG Power ’s disclosure of accounting lapses is the latest in a series of governance and accounting scandals that have hit India Inc. over the past year, increasing scrutiny over not just the promoters of the companies but also independent directors, auditors, and regulators.

Exports up 2.25 percent in July; trade deficit narrows to a four-month low The trade deficit in July 2018 stood at USD 18.63 billion. The previous low was in March 2019, when this gap was at USD 10.89 billion. Gold imports declined 42.2 percent to USD 1.71 billion in July. Oil imports fell 22.15 percent to USD 9.6 billion, while non-oil slipped by 5.92 percent to USD 30.16 billion. Export sectors that showed positive growth in the last month included chemical, iron ore, electronics, marine products, and pharmaceuticals.