India, Oct. 20 -- Shares of HDFC Bank Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd. moved in opposing directors after India's two largest lenders declared their quarterly results.

HDFC Bank's share price rose as much as 1.75% over its previous close to an intraday high of Rs.1,020 apiece on the BSE even as ICICI Bank's share price shed 2.57% to an intraday low of Rs.1,399.65 apiece. The benchmark Sensex opened nearly a percent higher today.

That, after both the companies reported their second-quarter earnings. HDFC Bank has outperformed ICICI Bank on several financial metrics-especially at the bottomline.

Standalone net profit of India's largest private lender rose 11% over the year-ago period to Rs.18,641 crore in the three months ended 30 September 2025,...