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Share markets in India have extended early gains and are presently trading on a strong note.

Gains in global equities amid optimism over the US-China trade deal boosted investor sentiment. US indices closed at fresh all-time highs with upbeat earnings surprises and a potential US-China trade deal in November.

On Monday, President Donald Trump said US was ahead of schedule to sign a significant part of the trade deal with China.

The BSE Sensex is trading up by 451 points, up 1.1%, while the NSE Nifty is trading up by 128 points. The BSE MidCap Index and the BSE SmallCap Index are trading higher by 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively.

On the sectoral front, gains are largely seen in the automobile sector, metal sector, and energy sector.

In news from the banking sector, Yes Bank share price is in focus today. Shares of the company surged over 5% after news reports suggested that the lender is in talks with investors to raise funds.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the bank was in talks with three top technology companies, including Microsoft Corp, to induct one of them as a strategic shareholder as part of the bank's strategy to get fresh capital infusion and augment its digital ambitions.

The top management held discussions with Microsoft as part of the bank's ongoing strategy to sell a minority stake to a global tech company. The stake sale may fetch the bank around Rs 20 billion.

The lender also said that it does not mind if capital raising results in a large stake dilution.

On 16 October, it was reported that industrialists Sunil Mittal and Sunil Munjal have evinced interest in acquiring stake in the lender.

How these fund-raising plans pan out remains to be seen. Meanwhile, we will keep you updated on the latest developments from this space.

In other news, ICICI Bank has exited the GST Network by selling its entire 10% stake to as many as 13 state governments. The stake sale is for aggregate cash consideration of Rs 10 million.

Reportedly, the stake transfer to various stake governments will be completed by the end of March 2020. The bank will transfer 0.14% stake to the Assam government and 0.8% stake to the Telangana government.

Besides, it will transfer Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal, Delhi, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh governments 0.8% stake each.

Last week, the private sector lender reported a jump of 247% in its profit before tax (PBT) for the July-September 2019 quarter (Q2FY20). The bank posted Rs 43.6 billion of PBT, compared to Rs 12.5 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Net profit, however, dipped by 27.9% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 6.6 billion.

The bank said that excluding the impact of a one-time additional charge of Rs 29.2 billion on account of the re-measurement of the accumulated deferred tax (DTA), net profit would have been Rs 35.7 billion on a standalone basis.

To know more, you can read ICICI Bank's Q2FY20 result analysis on our website.

ICICI Bank share price is presently trading up by 2.2%.

Note that, 2019 has been brutal for some banking stocks.

The market has severely punished them. This is due to issues such as worsening asset-quality, corporate governance, and inadequate capital.

Stocks such as Yes Bank and Lakshmi Vilas Bank are down more than 70%.

Falling Knives in the Banking Sector

Surprisingly, RBL Bank is the latest victim added to the worst performers list of 2019. You see, RBL Bank is down 64% from its recent high in May 2019.

What's the issue here?

Well, the management expects to face challenges in recovering some loans in the near term.

They have guided for elevated stress in a few corporate accounts, rising non-performing assets, and higher provisioning. This could impact the earnings of the bank.

Does this situation seem familiar to you?

Falling stock prices could be enticing. After all, we love deep discounts and good bargains.

But if you're thinking of buying these stocks it's important to remember this point - If a stock is in a falling spree, there's probably a good reason behind it.

And realising this in a falling market is the first step towards correcting one's investing process.

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