{
  "id": 9514164,
  "title": "HDFC Bank shares down 26% YTD; Q2 results due Oct 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hdfc-bank-shares-down-26-ytd-q2-results-due-oct-17",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:14:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/hdfc-bank-shares-in-focus-stock-down-over-26-ytd-q2-results-due-october-17/article71503125.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HDFC Bank's shares experienced a significant decline of 26% year-to-date, as reported on Thursday. The stock started the session at ₹725, a drop from the previous close of ₹737.25. Throughout the day, the price fluctuated between ₹722.70 and ₹734.85, closing at ₹731.20 by 12:10 pm. During the trading session, buy quantities constituted 51.09% at 13,38,744, while sell quantities made up 48.91% at 12,81,551. The overall trading volume reached 156.59 lakh shares, translating to a traded value of ₹1,142.80 crore. At the time of reporting, HDFC Bank's market capitalization stood at ₹11.27 lakh crore. Over the past week, the shares yielded an absolute return of 2.5%, and over the month, they gained 0.32%. Despite this modest growth, HDFC Bank's stock has slipped more than 26% so far this year. The company is set to release its second-quarter results on October 17. In FY26, HDFC Bank disbursed a record dividend of nearly ₹21,000 crore, the highest among Nifty500 companies.",
  "summary": "Over the week, HDFC Bank shares posted absolute returns of 2.5%, while the stock inched up 0.32% over the month",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}