Shares of heavyweight private lenders including HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and others jumped up to 3% on Friday, pushing the Nifty Bank higher, ahead of their much-awaited Q1 earnings announcements scheduled for Saturday.
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares jumped nearly 3% to trade at Rs 386 apiece on the NSE, as seen at 12 pm. Federal Bank shares gained more than 2%, while those of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank rose more than 1% each.