RBL Bank shares gain as Emirates NBD acquisition talks progress further

RBL Bank shares are up today. At 12:15 p.m. 14^th October, 2025 the stock price is up by 1.10%, trading at Rs 293.20. Nifty 50 is down by 115.65 points or 0.46%. RBL’s shares are gaining today as Emirates NBD is expected to buy a majority stake in the bank.

Emirates NBD expected to buy majority stake in RBL

According to media reports the talks between the two have reached an advanced stage. Emirates NBD may pay around $1.7 billion or Rs 15000 crore for buying a majority stake in RBL Bank. As per reports, Emirates NBD will be allotted shares and warrants of RBL on a preferential basis. After this, as per regulatory requirement, it will make an open offer for acquiring an additional 26% stake in the company.

Emirates NBD is the second largest bank of UAE. Foreign banks and institutions can collectively hold up to 74% stake in Indian banks, as per existing FDI regulations. Individually, a foreign institution can hold up to 15% stake in an Indian bank. But RBI, the banking regulator in India, can give approval to a foreign institution, on a case-to-case basis, to hold more than 15% stake in an Indian bank. Recently RBI allowed Japan’s SMBC to hold more than 15% stake in Yes Bank.

RBL stock one of the best performing stocks in 2025

RBL’s shares have gained 6.01% in the past 5 days. In the past one month, the stock has gained 7.90%. Year-to-date in 2025, the stock has gained 85.68%. Nifty 50 index has gained 5.77% in this period. RBL’s stock has outperformed the Nifty 50 index by a whopping 80% in 2025. That makes it one of the best performing stocks, across sectors, this year.

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