Nifty PSU Bank Sector Analysis — Live Performance, Constituent stocks

Index overview

NIFTY PSU BANK
Current value
8,014.85 +77.05 (+0.97%)
Open
8,003.05
High
8,117.45
Low
7,975.30
Previous close
7,937.80
Breadth
12 Advances0 Declines

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Sector Detail

Data retrieved: 05 Oct 2026, 11:52 PM IST

CompanyToday Low/High
BANKBARODABANK OF BARODA232.81.98 (0.86%)
231.93
237.32
230.821,08,02,904
BANKINDIABANK OF INDIA133.54.02 (3.1%)
132
136.27
129.481,56,57,633
CANBKCANARA BANK118.50.14 (0.12%)
118.21
120.96
118.362,22,63,750
CENTRALBKCENTRAL BANK OF INDIA30.310.31 (1.03%)
30.02
30.56
3044,78,354
INDIANBINDIAN BANK81016.85 (2.12%)
801.75
817.9
793.1510,43,196
IOBINDIAN OVERSEAS BANK31.350.97 (3.19%)
30.5
31.9
30.3846,89,838
MAHABANKBANK OF MAHARASHTRA80.90.4 (0.5%)
79.85
82.4
80.51,31,14,830
PNBPUNJAB NATIONAL BANK112.352.78 (2.54%)
110.5
113.58
109.571,22,82,429
PSBPUNJAB & SIND BANK21.020.06 (0.29%)
20.92
21.38
20.969,07,370
SBINSTATE BANK OF INDIA9583.9 (0.41%)
956
969.45
954.181,65,087
UCOBANKUCO BANK23.160.23 (1%)
22.96
23.9
22.9370,10,331
UNIONBANKUNION BANK OF INDIA167.970.38 (0.23%)
165.68
171.09
167.5979,66,548

About Nifty PSU Bank

Tracks listed public-sector banks and their sector performance.

Composition and weight-review schedules follow the applicable index-specific NSE Indices methodology.

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Understanding the Nifty PSU Bank Sector


What is Nifty PSU Bank?

SBI is a major Nifty PSU Bank constituent, but exact weights change over time. Use the current official factsheet for weight-based comparisons.


What drives Nifty PSU Bank

  • Government policy and budget announcements. PSU bank recapitalisation amounts, disinvestment plans (privatisation talk), and budget allocations affect the entire sector in single sessions.
  • Asset quality cycles. PSU banks have historically had higher NPA ratios than private banks. Improvements (lower slippages, higher recoveries) trigger sustained re-rating phases that can last 12-18 months.
  • Interest rate cycles. Same as private banks, but PSU banks are more rate-sensitive due to higher proportion of low-yielding bonds in their treasury books.
  • PSU re-rating themes. When investor sentiment toward PSU stocks broadly improves (typically during phases of expectations around privatisation or government capex), PSU banks rally as a group regardless of individual fundamentals.
  • SBI single-stock dominance. SBI carries enough weight (~25-30%) that its results, guidance and news consistently drive the index.


The PSU bank vs private bank divergence

PSU and private banks can alternate leadership across market cycles. Compare their returns over a disclosed period rather than relying on a fixed historical sequence.


Constituent stocks (illustrative weightage)

  • State Bank of India — ~28% weight
  • Bank of Baroda — ~12% weight
  • Canara Bank — ~10% weight
  • Punjab National Bank — ~10% weight
  • Union Bank of India — ~9% weight
  • Indian Bank — ~8% weight
  • Bank of India — ~6% weight
  • Bank of Maharashtra — ~5% weight
  • Central Bank of India — ~4% weight
  • Indian Overseas Bank — ~3% weight
  • UCO Bank — ~3% weight
  • Punjab & Sind Bank — ~2% weight


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FAQs About Sector Analysis Nifty Psu Bank

Government policy announcements significantly affect PSU banks — recapitalisation amounts, disinvestment plans (privatisation talk), budget allocations, lending mandates and write-off provisions all move the sector. Union budgets historically produce some of the largest single-day moves in Nifty PSU Bank.
PSU banks have historically had higher NPA (non-performing asset) ratios, slower loan growth, less efficient operations, and government-influenced lending decisions compared to private banks. The market discounts these factors with lower price-to-book multiples — PSU banks typically trade at 0.5-1.5x book value vs private banks at 2-4x book value. This valuation gap can narrow during PSU re-rating phases.
State Bank of India dominates the weightage at around 28%, followed by Bank of Baroda at 12%, Canara Bank at 10% and Punjab National Bank at 10%. SBI alone drives nearly 30% of any Nifty PSU Bank move.
Nifty PSU Bank consists of 12 government-owned (public sector) banks: State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, Punjab & Sind Bank, UCO Bank and Indian Overseas Bank.
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