hdfc: Coming on heels of a merger, HDFC Bank now hit most by RBI's liquidity-draining move
RBIs imposition of an incremental cash reserve ratio will lead to the impounding of deposits that weighed on the banking stocks. Since the announcement, the Nifty Bank Index has shed nearly 2% as against Nifty 50s 1.2% fall (August 22 data), while HDFC Bank has slid around 4% — the most among its banking index peers.