Mid-Day Pulse: Banks bleed, Nifty 50 slips to 24,190

fuzz FM Markets · Jul 20, 2026 · 5m

Bank Nifty drags financial services down 1.82% as HDFC and Axis crash on weak Q1 margins, while crude tops 90 dollars and the rupee slides to a two month low near 96. ICICI bucks the trend on strong loan growth. Stocks moving: HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, PNB, Solar Industries, Natco Pharma. For more, askfuzz.ai