Bajaj Finance Nifty Top Loser August 24 2026 NBFC Pressure

Bajaj Finance Limited

was among the top three losers in the Nifty 50 on August 24, 2026, declining 1.64 per cent as financial stocks led the index's downside even as metal and IT names provided partial support to the broader market. SBI Life Insurance Company, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, and Bajaj Finance were the top losers in the Nifty 50 index on August 24. The Nifty PSU Bank declined the most among all sectoral indices. The Nifty Financial Services index declined 0.4 per cent. The weakness in financial stocks was reflected in the Nifty, with SBI Life Insurance, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv among the biggest losers.</cite> The August 24 decline marks the third week of persistent selling pressure in Bajaj Finance Limited since the RBI released draft norms on August 7 proposing that NBFCs offer only term loans and discontinue revolving credit products. The feedback window on those norms closes August 28, 2026 — four days from today — making this the final week of regulatory uncertainty before the market gets its first signal on how the RBI will respond to industry feedback. The fundamental picture remains intact beneath the regulatory overhang: Q1 FY27 net profit: Rs 6,081 crore, up 28 per cent year on year AUM: Rs 5,46,944 crore, up 24 per cent year on year New loans booked: 16.13 million, up 20 per cent year on year Customer franchise: 124.43 million, up 17 per cent year on year Gross NPA: 0.96 per cent, down from 1.03 per cent a year ago 52-week high: Rs 1,177.60 — hit on August 4, 2026 52-week low: Rs 788.40 — hit on March 23, 2026 August 28 is now the most important near-term date for every NBFC investor. Whether the RBI softens the draft — particularly on grandfathering existing revolving credit facilities — will determine whether Bajaj Finance's Q1 FY27 fundamentals can finally reassert themselves over the regulatory narrative.