LIC among Motilal’s 5 top life insurance picks, forecasts upside potential up to 25%

LIC among Motilal’s 5 top life insurance picks, forecasts upside potential up to 25%

Stating that the outlook for the sector looks strong ahead, domestic brokerage firm Motilal Oswal has picked LIC, HDFC Life, SBI Life, ICICI Prudential Life and Max Financial Services as its top choices with an upside potential of up to 25%. The life insurance sector has experienced a series of regulatory and taxation changes (ULIP … Read more

Your skin doesn’t need as much skincare as you think

Your skin doesn’t need as much skincare as you think

Most of us will have a morning or evening routine we follow to make sure our skin stays in top condition. This might include various creams, gels and products promising benefits to achieve an ideal appearence. However, a doctor is urging people to reduce their skincare routine, insisting your skin probably doesn’t need as much … Read more

Election results in the onion belt increases hopes of industry and farmers for more farm friendly policies

Election results in the onion belt increases hopes of industry and farmers for more farm friendly policies

Farmers and the industry expect the new government to increase import duty on cooking oils to support soyabean prices, remove export duty on onions, and take cautious stand on the demand for import of maize and wheat. Inspired by the onion farmers, others have started demanding policy measures to support soyabean and milk prices.“Soyabean prices … Read more

Blue Star: Expect 30-40% growth in air conditioner sales this year: B Thiagarajan, Blue Star

Blue Star: Expect 30-40% growth in air conditioner sales this year: B Thiagarajan, Blue Star

B Thiagarajan, MD, Blue Star, says the AC industry, as well as Blue Star, had a great FY24 though the summer of FY23 was not a good one for the AC industry. March saw an unexpected growth in the last week. The industry for the month of March alone would have grown by over 40%. … Read more

smallcaps: We are very constructive on the entire real estate sector: Harish Bihani

smallcaps: We are very constructive on the entire real estate sector: Harish Bihani

“So, regardless of what happened in the past month when people got a little worried about the impact on mid and smallcap due to some notification by the industry body or by a certain other notifications, I guess on average you have a decent medium term time horizon. Things are looking fine to us, we … Read more

margin trading: Get ready to pay more for margin trading

margin trading: Get ready to pay more for margin trading

Mumbai: Non-banking finance companies have raised the cost of borrowing for stock brokers by 25-30%, according to four industry officials familiar with the matter. The move will make margin funding – a short-term loan that brokers extend to investors for buying shares they cannot afford otherwise – costlier for clients, the officials said. Brokers borrow … Read more

film industry: Not theatrics, meaningful content to drive fortunes of film industry

film industry: Not theatrics, meaningful content to drive fortunes of film industry

In the years since the Covid-19 pandemic shifting audience tastes have given rise to two divergent trends in India’s exhibition industry. According to the latest Ficci-EY media and entertainment report, footfalls in theatres (single screens and multiplexes) have fallen by 9% to 900 million in 2023 from 994 million in 2022. But, gross box-office collections … Read more

Info Edge: Is there any pick-up seen in IT hiring? Chintan Thakkar answers

Info Edge: Is there any pick-up seen in IT hiring? Chintan Thakkar answers

“So, non-IT are multiple sectors and there are some pockets where it is still growing at a faster rate. Few sectors where it is not growing as fast as what it was let us say two quarters ago,” says Chintan Thakkar, Wholetime Director & CFO, Info Edge.AI is surely picking up pace. And because of … Read more

These 5 outperformers have lower PEs than their industry. Should you buy? – Taking Stock

These 5 outperformers have lower PEs than their industry. Should you buy? – Taking Stock

Wipro. Share Price 494.60 04:04 PM | 15 Jan 2024 29.16(6.27%) Oil And Natural Gas Corporation. Share Price 233.50 04:04 PM | 15 Jan 2024 10.10(4.53%) HCL Technologies. Share Price 1588.20 04:04 PM | 15 Jan 2024 47.41(3.08%) Infosys. Share Price 1652.10 04:04 PM | 15 Jan 2024 39.35(2.44%) Bharti Airtel. Share Price 1102.40 03:55 … Read more