AU Small Finance Bank, ICICI Bank top picks as banking sector shows resilience: Siddhartha Khemka

India’s banking sector ended FY26 on a robust note, with systemic credit growth accelerating to 16.1% year-on-year as of March-end, reflecting sustained demand across segments. Notably, the final fortnight of the fiscal saw a sharp pickup, with incremental credit addition of nearly INR6 trillion, underscoring a strong finish to the year.On the liability side, deposit growth also witnessed a meaningful surge, rising to 13.5% YoY compared to 10.8% in the preceding fortnight. The system added appro...