There are rumours in some locations about certain banks including cooperative banks, resulting in anxiety among the… https://t.co/Xt4fw0D5TF — ReserveBankOfIndia (@RBI) 1569924803000

Even as bank stocks took a knock in Mumbai trading on Tuesday, online banking operations of many domestic lenders came to a standstill. Banks attributed it to technical difficulties , but the simultaneous surfacing of the problem across many banks, including leading names, caused worries among customers.HDFC Bank, whose customers also faced similar difficulties, replied to a Twitter user expressing regret for the inconvenience caused.Similarly, Kotak Mahindra Bank informed one of its customers, facing a similar issue, the glitch was technical in nature and apologised for the trouble.Some users tweeted saying they were facing issues in logging into the net banking apps of lenders such as IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and YES Bank ETMarkets.com had a first-hand experience of this when one staff member failed to access her savings account with YES Bank at 3.10 pm on Tuesday despite repeated attempts.Our Mumbai correspondent received similar complaints from YES Bank customers about their inability to access accounts online. However, YES Bank branches and ATMs operated normally.When contacted a spokesperson for YES Bank pointed out that it’s an issue with all banks.The Reserve Bank of India said the banking system is safe and stable and asked bank customers not to panic on the rumours doing the rounds."There are rumours in some locations about certain banks including cooperative banks, resulting in anxiety among the depositors. RBI would like to assure the general public that Indian banking system is safe and stable and there is no need to panic on the basis of such rumours," the central bank posted on its Twitter handle.Bank stocks cracked in Mumbai amid rumours of more debt distress for some top lenders.Shares of HDFC Bank closed 1.72 per cent up at Rs 1,248.5. YES Bank closed 22.8 per cent lower at Rs 32. IDFC First Bank fell 4.85 per cent to Rs 38.55. Kotak Bank closed 5.5 points at Rs 1,649.85. ICICI Bank fell 2.04 per cent, closing at Rs 424.55.