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The current market sentiment is uncertain and may provide opportunities in major stocks. Here are five bank stocks that look good on the technical charts for a 10 percent upside in one month. 1. State Bank of India Likely target: Rs 530 Upside potential: 8% The shares of the banking major took support at its 50-day moving average (DMA), located at Rs 479 recently. As long as this support is defended, the positive bias may help resume an upward momentum towards Rs 530, its next major hurdle, according to the daily chart. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) has reached near the zero line and if shows a similar reversal like stock price, the direction and leadership may show an aggressive bullish sentiment. Read more

Stocks of the public banks have been on a gradual upward trend during the month of June. Privatisation buzz, strong earnings, and fund-raising plans have lent confidence to investors which resulted in buying in these names. The stocks did see some weakness recently but the positive sentiment remains intact. Union Bank shares have gained over 12 percent so far in June while UCO Bank has surged 5 percent. Notably, Union Bank said on Thursday (24th June 2021), it has raised Rs 850 crore while UCO Bank has received Board's nod to raise up to Rs 500 crore. Meanwhile, other stocks in the PSU bank basket-like Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank have seen a sharp rise on the news of divestment plans. Read more

Bank of Baroda (BoB) reported a standalone net loss of Rs 1,046 crore for the March quarter (Q4FY21). It had posted a profit of Rs 506.6 crore in the same period last year (Q4FY20). BoB's net interest income (NII)-the difference between interest earned and interest expended increased 4.5 percent to Rs 7,107 crore for the fourth quarter as compared to Rs 6,798.2 crore in the year-earlier period. On a consolidated basis, the net loss of the lender stood at Rs 740 crore for the quarter. The Bank’s gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose sequentially to 8.87 percent in Q4FY21. In Q3FY21, gross NPAs of the bank were at 8.48 percent. Meanwhile, net NPAs stood at 3.09 percent. The Bank has stopped short of declaring any dividend for the financial year 2020-21. Read more