** Shares of Fedbank Financial Services FEDB.NS jump 14%
to 108 rupees after confirming a news report about an alliance
with South Indian Bank SIBK.NS ; SIBK up 1.3%
** Deal aims at exploring and maximizing business
opportunities together in the gold loan sector, Fedbank said
** Stock on track to log best day on record since listing on
Nov. 30, 2023
** FEDB eyes busiest trading session since Dec. 2023, with
over 8 mln shares traded
** At current levels, FEDB and SIBK are down ~21% and 4.4%
YTD, respectively
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))