Stocks to watch: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Fin, DLF, OMCs, NTPC & more
HDFC Bank is in focus.
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Stocks to watch: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, YES Bank, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, DLF, OMCs, NTPC, Bajaj Auto, Oberoi Realty, and more stocks will be in focus today.
The analysis
Against that, the stock is +1.4% on the day at ₹692.80, and has returned -8.1% over three months. It sits 31% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The banks sector has moved -6.0% over the same period, so HDFC Bank is running 2.1 points behind its peers.
With HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and DLF all implicated, this reads as a Banks-level move rather than a company-specific one, which is the more durable kind of signal.
Market context
- 4 of the 6 companies named are in Banks, so the story reads across that sector rather than for one company.
- On the day, 3 of 6 are higher: NTPC leads at +1.9% and Yes Bank trails at -1.8%.
- Over three months: HDFC Bank -8.1% against Banks -6.0% (2.1 points behind); ICICI Bank -2.5% against Banks -6.0% (3.5 points ahead); DLF +5.6% against Real Estate -13.7% (19.3 points ahead); NTPC -8.3% against Power -13.2% (4.9 points ahead).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: HDFC Bank (31%) and Yes Bank (40%).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC BankHDFCBANK · Banks | ₹692.80 | +1.4% | -2.2% | -8.1% | -31.4% | 0.7× | — |
| ICICI BankICICIBANK · Banks | ₹1,398.00 | +0.8% | +5.8% | -2.5% | -4.4% | 0.9× | — |
| DLFDLF · Real Estate | ₹691.55 | -0.4% | +2.6% | +5.6% | -11.0% | 1.3× | — |
| NTPCNTPC · Power | ₹316.25 | +1.9% | -2.0% | -8.3% | -22.9% | 1.8× | — |
| Yes BankYESBANK · Banks | ₹15.15 | -1.8% | -27.7% | -32.8% | -40.5% | 0.7× | — |
| Axis BankAXISBANK · Banks | ₹1,217.00 | -0.7% | -0.7% | -1.0% | -13.3% | 0.5× | — |
Banks
1M -3.4% · 3M -6.0%
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, Axis Bank
Real Estate
1M -7.4% · 3M -13.7%
DLF
Power
1M -6.9% · 3M -13.2%
NTPC
Auto
1M -5.8% · 3M -7.7%
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:11 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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