India's banking and financial indexes reached record highs ahead of HDFC and ICICI earnings today.

• NSEBANK rose 0.7% to 57,828.3 points; NIFTYFIN up 0.8% to 27,597.7 record levels on Saturday.
• HDBK and ICBK climbed ~0.9% each, driving banking index gains; foreign investors are optimistic about earnings.
• Year‑to‑date, NSEBANK +13.7%, NIFTYFIN +17.4%, Nifty 50 up 9% amid strong bank performance and positive.