India's AU Small Finance Bank falls as Kotak downgrades by two notches to 'sell'

AU Small Finance Bank

14/07/2025 06:51

** India's AU Small Finance Bank AUFI.NS falls 2% to 801.2 rupees, biggest pct loser among bank stocks .NSEBANK

** Kotak Institutional Equities downgrades AUFI by two notches to "sell" from "add", with a PT of 700 rupees

** Says the recent stock price rally has made the risk-reward proposition less attractive

** YTD, AUFI still up ~43%, vs NSEBANK's 11% rise

** Analysts on average rate AUFI "buy", median PT 730 rupees -  data compiled by LSEG

 (Reporting by Vivek Kumar M)

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