YESBANK plunged -6.0% on at day's low
Yes Bank Ltd. closed at 21.16 on 2026-09-28, down 5.96 percent from the previous close of 22.5. The session opened weaker, with a gap of -1.64 percent, traded between a day high of 22.13 and a day low of 21.14, and finished at the day's low. Live tape flags on the pack showed a volume spike of 4.4x, an at-day's-low print, and a gap-and-hold of -1.6 percent while the Nifty itself was down 1.56 percent — so the stock underperformed the broad index on the day.
The pack lists no F&O positioning classification for YESBANK and no institutional deals in the last 30 days. Insider filings over 60 days were also empty. That leaves the cash move and technicals as the main footprint rather than a named block or futures buildup story.
Technically the stock sat below both the 50-day and 200-day averages. It was 17.92 percent below the 52-week high and 23.02 percent above the 52-week low. Relative volume printed at 1.7. The 14-day RSI sat at 33.0, which is a soft momentum reading rather than an overbought tape. The pack's one-week and one-month returns were negative on the raw figures stored in technicals, consistent with a stock that has been giving ground into this session rather than breaking out.
News context for the day was led by Business Today, which reported that YES Bank shares fell 4 percent on Citi's negative watch, with Axis Bank also in focus. That headline is the freshest named catalyst in the pack; older items cover bond-market comebacks, withdrawn dollar-debt plans, and earnings-call summaries from prior weeks and months, none of which the pack ties as confirmed drivers of today's 5.96 percent drop. The pack's watch zone notes pressure at the day's low of ₹21.14, with a bounce above the previous close of ₹22.50 framed only as a level description, not a forecast.
What the data establishes is a heavy cash session: last 21.16, change -5.96 percent, volume elevated, finish at the low, and a same-day Business Today report linking the stock to a negative watch from Citi. What it does not establish is futures positioning, institutional block flow, or a complete causal chain beyond that attributed headline and the market-wide soft tape.
The numbers
- Last price ₹21.16, -5.96% on the day
- Day range ₹21.14 – ₹22.13
- Opening gap -1.64%
- NIFTY moved -1.56% the same session
Signals that fired
- Volume spike 4.4x
- At day's low
- Gap-and-hold -1.6%
Technical context
Volume ran at 1.7× its 20-day average; rsi(14) sits at 33; price is 17.9% from the 52-week high.
Recent headlines
- YES Bank shares fall 4% on Citi's negative watch; Axis Bank also in focus — Business Today (5h ago)
- Yes Bank Share Price: Buy or Sell Guide 2026 — Univest (24d ago)
- Yes Bank Ltd. Key Financial Ratios – Valuation, Profitability & More — Value Research (28d ago)
- Yes Bank Ltd. Peer Comparison – Compare with Others — Value Research (30d ago)
- Yes Bank Share Price Today at Rs 22.31; Sector Comparison — Univest (31d ago)
- India's Yes Bank, two other peers withdraw dollar debt plan, bankers say — Reuters (34d ago)
- Yes Bank makes bond market comeback years after AT1 write-off — The Economic Times (42d ago)
- Yes Bank Ltd (BOM:532648) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Profit Growth Amidst ... — GuruFocus.com (70d ago)
Sources
- YES Bank shares fall 4% on Citi's negative watch; Axis Bank also in focus — Business Today
- Yes Bank Share Price: Buy or Sell Guide 2026 — Univest
- Yes Bank Ltd. Key Financial Ratios – Valuation, Profitability & More — Value Research
- Yes Bank Ltd. Peer Comparison – Compare with Others — Value Research
- Yes Bank Share Price Today at Rs 22.31; Sector Comparison — Univest
- India's Yes Bank, two other peers withdraw dollar debt plan, bankers say — Reuters
- Yes Bank makes bond market comeback years after AT1 write-off — The Economic Times
- Yes Bank Ltd (BOM:532648) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Profit Growth Amidst ... — GuruFocus.com
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