9 Indian banks have reported cumulative net loss of Rs 14,000 crore

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9 Indian banks have reported cumulative net loss of Rs 14,000 croreThe banking sector hit a new low after India’s third state-run bank, Punjab National Bank (PSB), posted biggest net loss in India's banking history at Rs 5,367 crore.
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Not only PSB, Bank of Baroda too posted a quarterly loss of Rs 3,230 crore, while Syndicate Bank reported losses of Rs 2,158 crore.

Now, total losses of nine out of 18 state-run banks that have posted their March earnings till May 17 stand at Rs 14,808 crore.

"For PSU banks, the private banks, NBFCs are taking their market share away so I am not sure what value they have or what value I should given them anymore. They are just really like 'zombie banks'," Andrew Holland, CEO, Ambit Investment Advisors, told ET.

"I think this will to continue to be a problem because there are too many problems within the banking sector which are not going away," he cautioned.

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The PSU banking sector has been the biggest drag on the market so far this month with the Nifty PSU Bank index slumping 6 per cent in the past five days.

Meanwhile, State Bank of India’s result is yet to be declared.