Historical trend suggests that Indian benchmark indices witnessed a muted trading ahead of the Union Budget, however, volatility surges as we inch closer to the D-Day. 

On Monday, the Sensex declined by 168.21 points to close at 60,092.97, while the Nifty 50 slipped by 61.75 points to close at 17,894.85.

During Q2FY23, the bank logged the highest-ever quarterly net interest income and PBT due to an overall improvement in CASA, net interest income, and reduced provisions (excluding tax). Further, the bank was able to beef up the capital-to-risk-weighted asset ratio (CRAR) to a level of 16.04 per cent from 15.74 per cent on a YoY basis.   

At day end  on Thursday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 closed the session on the steeper side, owing to inflation fears and weaker sentiments in Asia Pacific markets.