Leadership shock, stock decline, and investor worries - yet Motilal Oswal maintains a Buy call on HDFC Bank. Here’s what is giving the brokerage confidence.

HDFC Bank share price hit the day's low of ₹781 and hovered close to their 52-week low of ₹772 hit in last trading session. So far in March, HDFC Bank stock has lost over 10%, putting it on track for the worst monthly decline since March 2020.

The stock slipped 2.19% to Rs 782.15 on the BSE at 10:35 am, adding to losses after it had plunged more than 5% in the previous session, marking one of its sharpest declines in recent months.

Shares of HDFC Bank Ltd., a heavyweight in both the Nifty 50 and Nifty Bank indices, opened as much as 9% lower on Thursday, March 19, following a change in leadership. However, the stock erased some losses following the management's conference call and are now trading 4% lower.

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HDFC Bank fell 2.33 per cent to hit a low of Rs 781 apiece. The scrip declined 5.32 per cent in the previous session. With this, the scrip has entered a bear grip, falling over 20 per cent in 2026 so far.

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