New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- AU Small Finance Bank share price jumped over 7% in early trade on Friday after the private lender announced the receipt of approval from RBI for transition to a universal bank. AU Small Finance Bank shares rallied as much as 7.52% to Rs.800.00 apiece on the BSE in the opening trade.

In a regulatory filing on August 7, AU Small Finance Bank said that it received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for transition from a Small Finance Bank (SFB) to a universal bank.

The RBI nod comes after the bank's letter dated 3 September 2024, requesting a universal bank license from the Indian Central Bank. With this approval received on August 7, AU Small Finance Bank becomes the first SFB to receive an in...