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Shares of PNB Housing Finance (PNB HF) have soared a massive 58 percent in three days on the bourses after the housing financier announced equity infusion worth Rs 4,000 crore, led by Carlyle Group, removing a key overhang on the company’s growth outlook. The fact that the capital raising plan was nearly double what was expected (Rs 1,800 crore) has helped the counter jump a massive 279 percent from its 52-week low level of Rs 183, hit on June 2, 2020. It is difficult to predict Whether PNB HF will deliver on the growth projections that don’t look promising - at least till the financial year 2022-23 - 2023-24 (FY23-FY24). Read more

Goldman Sachs and Nomura (Global research and broking houses) – have sharply cut their economic growth projections for India FY 21 and expect the RBI to cut rates sharply to stem the economic rout caused by the lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic. Analysts at Goldman Sachs, for instance, expect the Indian economy to contract 0.4 percent in FY21 versus consensus median 2.7 percent following the extension of the nationwide lockdown. In April, they had expected the GDP growth to slip to 1.6 percent in FY21. Read more