Shares of ICICI Bank on Wednesday slumped over 3% in early morning trade as the bank\u2019s senior officials were summoned by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) with regard to the PNB scam.<\/p>\n
It is the sixth straight session of fall for the stock, which has slumped 12.75% since February 26.<\/p>\n
Senior officials from private sector lenders ICICI Bank and Axis Bank appeared before SFIO on Tuesday, with regard to a probe into the Rs 12,636-crore PNB swindle.<\/p>\n
Shares of ICICI Bank opened on a weak note on Wednesday, and lost further ground to touch an intra-day low of Rs 285.30, down 3.32% over the previous close.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, shares of Axis Bank, which has Rs 200-crore exposure to the scam-tainted companies promoted by Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, also fell 1.20% to hit an intra-day low of Rs 510.55 on BSE.<\/p>\n
SFIO has sought information on the accounts of Nirav Modi and Gitanjali groups of companies.<\/p>\n
\u201cICICI Bank has no exposure to the Nirav Modi group of companies, nor has it issued any LoU; nor has any buyer\u2019s credit exposure against LoUs with respect to the Nirav Modi group of companies as well as the Gitanjali group of companies,\u201d the ICICI Bank response said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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