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Falling gold prices put gold financiers Manappuram, Muthoot and others under pressure
According to brokerage firm Investec, the sharp run-up in gold prices, constrained supply in unsecured lending were tailwinds for the gold finance segment in the financial year 2026. Gold is now India's second-largest retail loan segment behind only mortgages.
Manappuram Finance, Muthoot Finance, other gold financier stocks drop up to 3%. Here's why
Shares of gold financiers declined as a sharp fall in gold prices and a stronger US dollar weighed on sentiment. Expectations of further US Federal Reserve rate hikes pressured bullion, raising concerns over collateral values and loan demand for gold-backed lenders such as Manappuram Finance, Muthoot Finance and IIFL Finance.
Top Gainers & Losers on May 15: HUDCO, Muthoot Finance, Voltas, IOCL, Vedanta, HAL, Aditya Infotech among top losers
On May 15, Indian markets declined, with Nifty down 0.18% and Sensex down 0.25%. Selling in financial and metal stocks offset IT sector gains. The rupee hit a record low of 96.5 against the dollar, influenced by foreign investor withdrawals and rising crude oil prices.
Q4 Results LIVE Updates: JSW Steel, Muthoot react to results; Tata Steel, Power Grid report today
Q4 Results LIVE Updates: Two Nifty 50 companies Tata Steel and Power Grid along with broader market names like ITC Hotels, Hindustan Copper, Godfrey Phillips, Gland Pharma, Cochin Shipyard, Deepak Nitrite, Balrampur Chini, Arvind, Bajaj Electricals, Aarti Drugs, Aether Industries, Alembic Pharma, NCC, NHPC, Premier Energies, SAIL, SJVN, Solara Active Pharma, Symphony, Thangamayil, Triveni Engineering, VST Tillers, are among the companies reporting their earnings today. JSW Steel, Muthoot Finance, Apollo Tyres, Endurance Tech, Voltas, are some of the other result reactions today. Watch this space for all the LIVE updates.
Manappuram, Muthoot Finance shares in focus after Gold prices sell-off in global markets
Rising fears of the economic impact of the war, a stronger US Dollar, dwindling prospects of rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve, are all contributing to the downside for bullion. All of these scenarios, are negative for the yellow metal.