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AU Small Finance Bank rises as total deposits rise 23% YoY to Rs 1.53 lakh crore in Q4
AU Small Finance Bank rose 1.83% to Rs 883.95 after the bank reported a 22.8% YoY growth in total deposits to Rs 1,52,660 crore as of 31 March 2026, compared with Rs 1,24,269 crore as of 31 March 2025.

Raja Venkatraman, MarketSmith recommend five stocks for 20 March
On March 19, Nifty 50 and Sensex dropped over 3% due to HDFC Bank chairman's resignation and rising crude oil prices. Analysts recommend buying Ipca Laboratories, Great Eastern Shipping, Colgate Palmolive, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and Power Finance Corporation amid market volatility.
Centrum Group sells housing finance arm to Weaver Services
Centrum Group has sold its housing finance subsidiary, Centrum Housing Finance. Weaver Services, backed by Premji Invest, acquired a 75% stake. This deal was completed after receiving regulatory approval. Weaver Services also raised Rs 950 crore to fund this acquisition. The capital raise totaled Rs 1,450 crore. Lightspeed Venture Partners co-led the recent funding round.
Centrum Group sells housing finance arm to Weaver Services
Centrum Group has sold its housing finance subsidiary, Centrum Housing Finance. Weaver Services, backed by Premji Invest, acquired a 75% stake. This deal was completed after receiving regulatory approval. Weaver Services also raised Rs 950 crore to fund this acquisition. The capital raise totaled Rs 1,450 crore. Lightspeed Venture Partners co-led the recent funding round.

Mortgage lender Weaver buys majority stake in Centrum Housing
Weaver raised funds to acquire a 75.01% stake in Centrum Housing Finance. Centrum Capital separately said it has completed the sale of its entire stake in the mortgage lending arm.
Global AMC BlackRock raises stake in this housing finance company. Details here
BlackRock has increased its stake in Sammaan Capital to 7.68% after acquiring 562,942 shares. The shares of Sammaan Capital have remained under severe volatility in recent months, falling from ₹188.59 apiece to ₹140, losing 26% of their value.

SBI ties up with MUFG Bank to finance M&A, aviation and real estate deals
The agreement comes after the Reserve Bank of India issued the final guidelines for banks to finance mergers and acquisitions on 13 February, executing a significant regulatory shift that's expected to boost deal funding by domestic lenders.
Emami among 7 small-cap stocks hit 52-week lows; slip up to 25% in a month
Amid a sharp 1,342-point Sensex drop to 76,863, seven BSE 250 Smallcap stocks, including Sapphire Foods, JK Lakshmi Cement, Relaxo, Aegis Logistics, Five-Star Finance, Emami and Jyothy Labs, hit 52-week lows, signaling weakness.

Aditya Birla Capital invests ₹750 crore in Aditya Birla Housing Finance via rights issue
Shares of Aditya Birla Capital Ltd ended at ₹333.20, up by ₹8.85, or 2.73%, on the BSE.
Tata Capital Housing Finance allots equity shares worth Rs 650 cr to Tata Capital
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Motilal Oswal Home Finance signs $100 million NCD deal with Asian Development Bank
Motilal Oswal Home Finance signed a deal with the Asian Development Bank to raise $100 million in rupee debt via debentures, supporting affordable housing loans for women and green housing.
Motilal Oswal Home Finance signs USD 100 mn debt deal with ADB for women-focused, affordable, green housing
To be raised in rupee-equivalent debt, a part of the capital will be used to provide affordable housing loans to women borrowers while 10 per cent of the proceeds will be deployed to finance the construction of residential units that meet recognised green building certification standards, supporting the adoption of environmentally sustainable construction practices, the company said.