Three private banks pare stake in Yes Bank within 14 days of investing
Live MintMumbai: After mounting an effort to rescue Yes Bank last month, three private sector lenders have already sold part of their stakes between 17 March and 31 March, showed shareholding data from BSE. While Federal Bank’s stake in Yes Bank declined 47 basis points to 1.92% as on 31 March, Kotak Mahindra Bank’s stake fell 37 bps to 3.61% and IDFC First Bank’s stake declined 32 bps to 1.67% between 17-31 March, the data showed. Under the plan, domestic investors including SBI, Housing Development Finance Corp, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bandhan Bank, Federal Bank and IDFC First bank invested ₹10,000 crore into Yes Bank. SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar, the largest investor in Yes Bank, had said at a press conference on 17 March that SBI remains committed to the investment and will not sell any part of its 48% stake before the expiry of a three-year partial lock-in period.