RBI's aggressive 100 bps rate cuts in 2025 boost banking, NBFC, real estate & auto sectors. Lower repo rates at 5.50% and reduced CRR inject ₹2.5 trillion liquidity, making loans affordable.

HDFC Bank, in a strategic move to streamline its portfolio, plans to sell key commercial and residential properties acquired from its 2023 merger with HDFC. Expected to generate around ₹3,000 crore, this divestment signals a shift towards core banking operations and digital growth.

Bank lending to commercial real estate, including residential projects, rose 23% last fiscal year excluding the HDFC-HDFC Bank merger. Loans totaled Rs 3.97 lakh crore. Including the merger, growth rose to 38.9%, with Rs 4.48 lakh crore in loans as of March 31.