IIFL Finance said on Thursday that India's central bank has lifted the restrictions on the company's gold loan business, in what would be the removal of a key overhang on the lender. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in March ordered the company to stop offering gold loans,

The regulator had on September 19 lifted restrictions on the gold loan lender. This would allow the lender to restart its gold loan operations but brokerages expect that the lender would look at growing slowly as it will look at keeping all the compliance measures in check.

Jefferies has upgraded IIFL Finance to 'Buy', saying that an improvement in earnings visibility will support the company's better multiples.

By Dimpal Gulwani and Siddhi Nayak BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) -Shares of India's IIFL Finance surged 13% on Friday, after the country's central bank revoked an earlier ban on the non-bank lender's gold loan business.

The Reserve Bank of India has lifted the restrictions on IIFL Finance's gold loan business, allowing the company to resume operations. The ban, imposed in March due to supervisory concerns, had led to a significant decline in IIFL's gold loan book and profits.

Reserve Bank of India on September 19 lifted restrictions imposed on IIFL Finance Ltd's gold loan business. "The RBI's decision is effective immediately and allows the Company to resume the sanctioning, disbursal, assignment, securitization, and sale of gold loans in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations," said IIFL Finance.

Shares in India's IIFL Finance jumped about 13% on Friday, after the country's central bank lifted restrictions on the non-banking financial company's gold loan business, removing a key overhang on its financials and stock.

IIFL Finance Limited shares on Friday (September 20) experiences a sharp increase in its stock price. This surge in stock prices was in response to a major announcement from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).