HDFC Bank shares tumble 4% on Q1 earnings miss, but brokerages stay bullish

India's largest private lender, HDFC Bank, entered Monday's trading session under pressure after its June quarter results arrived just short of what the market had anticipated — not by a wide margin, but by enough to remind investors that expectation, however modest, carries its own gravity. The bank's underlying health — disciplined credit quality, steady margins, and a growing balance sheet — told a quieter, more reassuring story than the share price decline suggested. In the gap between a 4.3 percent morning drop and a chorus of analyst buy ratings lies a familiar tension in financial marke